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clique

[kleek, klik] / klik, klɪk /


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But the standout character is "queen bee" Regina, head of the Plastics clique and the meanest of the mean girls.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

So they focus on the people, who are quite the colorful clique of keglers.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

Miller was popular in the sense that she was part of a clique and had social status, but her former classmates said that popularity shouldn’t be confused with being well liked.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2025

The only member of the clique of hyperscalers to authorize new buybacks this year has been Alphabet, which said back in April that it would purchase up to $70 billion.

From MarketWatch Nov. 20, 2025

As we settle in to the clique, it becomes our universe.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Within this large group, cliques were formed but they often intermingled and share territory, like something from a simian Pixar film.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

But he brings out the idiosyncratic joys of the Mets roster—even its counterrevolutionary cliques.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Most didn’t stay in one place for long but instead formed temporary cliques based on the games they played.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

Our best leaders have helped deliver the progress so far, but all leaders will need to do more as we eradicate the embedded cliques and networks left behind as we clear out the volume.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2025

There are cliques, disgruntled staff, and the unmistakable scent of anxiety.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

So the thing about Elon Musk is that he’s cliqued up — specifically with the so-called PayPal Mafia.

From The Verge Sep. 1, 2022

The Frenchmen are cliqued against him, for Vieuxtemps has arrived, and they mean to maintain his superiority.

From Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis by Cooke, George Willis




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