aristocracy
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In medieval England, venison with its gamey taste was highly prized by the aristocracy.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
Federalists in Congress said the columned walkways had a whiff of aristocracy unbefitting the building’s democratic simplicity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
It was popular with the British aristocracy and celebrities in the 1960s and 1970s.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
Marie Antoinette would be executed in October of the same year; French fashion influence was a sign of an effete aristocracy that was potentially losing its grip.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
His face was noble; a face sculpted from an aggrieved aristocracy that was bleeding out through weak tributaries in the long delta of the twentieth century.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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