echelon
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Newsom is eventually taken under Getty’s wing, where he’s introduced into a new echelon of society and politics.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
The two contracts put both players in the upper echelon of players at their respective positions, with only two quarterbacks earning more per year than Tagovailoa at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Robert Duvall earned seven Oscar nominations over the course of his celebrated career, the last for the 2014 legal drama “The Judge,” a movie no one would have in the upper echelon of his filmography.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
"Theirs is the upper echelon of that," added Skinner.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
The political dialogue within the highest echelon of the revolutionary generation was a decade-long shouting match.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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