elites
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A tired 74-year-old dictator would have to deal with the challenges of demobilization and delivering the rewards society and fellow elites believe they are entitled to for putting up with his pointless war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
By comparison, meeting with elected elites, whose fleeting power depends on the whims of the populace, reminds him all too much of his own limitations.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 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
Almost immediately, black elites recognized the opportunity for the individual and collective advancement of Negroes who could present themselves favorably to whites.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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