elites

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The yawning gap between the policy preferences of elites and those of rank-and-file blacks remains today, but it was just as obvious three decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Mahan entered the race late and with little statewide name recognition, but catapulted into contention thanks to massive funding from billionaire tech titans, venture capitalists, cryptocurrency investors and other Silicon Valley elites.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Economists and financial elites are speaking out at industry forums about the war’s devastating effects.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

At times, elites used hat etiquette in reverse.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

In the New World the ability to write was confined to small elites among some peoples of modern Mexico and neighboring areas far to the north of the Inca Empire.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond