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elite

[ih-leet, ey-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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His Griffin video hasn’t been the only clash with the city’s power elite.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

They add that Ivy Leagues and other elite schools that went test-optional in the pandemic have reversed course.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

To outsiders, investing can seem like an elite country club with its own rules.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Reaching the top of Carn na h-Easgainn in the Highlands, the 38-year-old becomes one of an elite group of about 100 people who have stood on all 1,072 summits.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Leah, Maggie, and Kate topped the exclusive guest lists of the city’s elite.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Nadezhdin, who worked in the government in the 1990s and was also a lawmaker in parliament, said Russian elites are frustrated but too afraid to act.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The institutions and elites that had sustained interest in Greek literature and the ancient past were swept away.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Its carefully planned streets and advanced brick drainage systems indicate that resources were directed toward shared infrastructure rather than monuments celebrating rulers or religious elites.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Despite his national hero status, Aung San is feted mostly by ethnic majority Bamar elites, rather than the ethnic minority groups who have fought against central rule for decades, researcher Morgan Michaels said.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

The major argument running through the letters throughout 1813–1814 concerned their different definitions of social equality and the role of elites in leading and governing the American republic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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