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aristocratic

[uh-ris-tuh-krat-ik, ar-uh-stuh-] / əˌrɪs təˈkræt ɪk, ˌær ə stə- /


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“The Post,” which starred Meryl Streep in a shrewdly judged performance of aristocratic assurance and creeping insecurity, premiered in Washington less than a year into Trump’s first administration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The wider family, whose aristocratic ancestors can be traced to Norman times, had members belonging to various Christian denominations and at least one who was Jewish during Victorian times.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

As an undergraduate at Cambridge, the young Martin befriended the aristocratic Ben Fitzmaurice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The afterglow of aristocratic grace, the poet noted, was obscured by the “rising tide of democracy, which invades and levels all things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Under the influence of that old, aristocratic, nineteenth- century summer resort, Julie and I were acting old-fashioned, too.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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