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aristocracy

[ar-uh-stok-ruh-see] / ˌær əˈstɒk rə si /


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Whatever approach Xi takes, he wouldn’t be able to call upon officers with Zhang’s unique stature as a combat veteran and member of China’s red aristocracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

However, Huppert emphasised the social symbolism of a vampire aristocracy that draws its power by feeding on ordinary mortals.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

But “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is less concerned about the aristocracy than what life is like for smallfolk like Dunk, an orphan who spent his early childhood scraping by in Flea Bottom.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

It was popular with the British aristocracy and celebrities in the 1960s and 1970s.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

They were not wholly of the American aristocracy but tolerably close, with connections and affluence that endowed Alfred with upper-class tastes and bearing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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