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Which poet helped reintroduce the word elite into English through his epic poem Don Juan?

elite

[ih-leet, ay-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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The elite consulting firm is rolling out a new avatar that plays the part of a client in some consulting interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In search of relief, some recreational gym-goers are adopting the kind of recovery techniques once reserved for elite athletes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The elite consulting firm is rolling out a new avatar that plays the part of a client in some entry-level consulting interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

For an elite athlete, pulling on Olympic kit can be the reward for years of sacrifice.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Roosevelt, who became a colonel, brought together a group of fierce cowboys, American Indians, Texas Rangers, prospectors, cops, and elite athletes.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

But these figures, members of the traditional evangelical elites, do not speak for the entire community of evangelical elites.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Rowing chiefs contacted by the BBC before Thursday's decision declined to comment directly on Crisafulli's "elites" remarks.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It will help us explain why in the Ramesside period, officials such as Paser chose to reuse, modify or build tombs adjacent to the monuments of the preceding 18th-dynasty elites.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Dictators also use outside pressure to rally their populations, especially among elites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In an effort to demonstrate their commitment to a genuinely multiracial, working-class movement against white elites, the Populists made strides toward racial integration, a symbol of their commitment to class-based unity.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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