inner circle

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Faith Spack is a White House staffer tasked with infiltrating Rasputin’s inner circle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

People often become more selective about their relationships as they grow older, focusing more attention on a smaller inner circle of close connections.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

"He exhibited with them in New York and when he moved there in '64, Lichtenstein became his friend... so he was very much in the inner circle."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

It granted us a level of access to his inner circle and his sister, Elizabeth, who provided us with his personal journals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The werewolf might be allowed to wear Death Eater robes when they wanted to use him, but only Voldemort’s inner circle were branded with the Dark Mark: Greyback had not been granted this highest honor.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling