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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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A return against a lower-ranked opponent could help restore confidence, but questions remain over whether Wardley can make the adjustments needed to challenge the division's elite again.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

For example, the bones of a puppy estimated to have been just 6 to 8 weeks old were discovered alongside an elite craftsperson nicknamed the "Master Basketmaker."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Daniel Dubois' demolition of Fabio Wardley has strengthened his position among the heavyweight elite.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

We’ll also get a better sense of what the future might hold for Ohtani as a two-way player, and for his potential to perform at an elite level on both sides of the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

As explained by historian Edmund Morgan, in colonies like Virginia, the planter elite, with huge land grants, occupied a vastly superior position to workers of all colors.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Instead, they are the subject of an imagined plotline in which the military or some group of elites has access to extraordinarily advanced technology that can quickly and painlessly cure the human body of anything.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Zoe proved today that she deserves to be up there racing with the elites," British rider Hayley Simmonds told BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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

Rather, it translated into population explosions and pampered elites.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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