nobility

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Ms. Allen concedes their regionalism but argues that they were wiser for understanding that a “provincial backwater offers as full a panoply of human folly, nobility, tragedy, and absurdity as any great metropolis.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Ample opportunity exists for anybody to advance in this feudal system, provided that person can impress the right nobility.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

Because of its complex and expensive preparation, the naan became a luxury food item enjoyed largely by the nobility.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Dalla Ragione has sought answers to fruit mysteries in monastery orchards, the gardens of nobility and common allotments.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Over time, through intermarriage and social affiliations, a black nobility emerged in Durham, with few links to working people like Ann Atwater.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson