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patrician

[puh-trish-uhn] / pəˈtrɪʃ ən /




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For many Americans, the nationally televised hearing was the first close look at the patrician, grey-haired former FBI director.

From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026

Now forgotten, Dillon, Read & Co. typified the Wall Street of roll-top desks and patrician dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

It unfolds along the same lines as “The Perfect Couple” and “Nine Perfect Strangers,” both of which feature Nicole Kidman playing patrician enigmas — a trend that began with her turn in "Big Little Lies."

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

That’s how Hollywood has seen him: patrician, elegant.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

But as the largely self-educated son of a Kentucky farmer, he wasn’t able to tap into the knowingly arcane by-ways of classical history with which his predecessors were able to signal their patrician credentials.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith


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