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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

A man who favored ascots, skeet shooting and jumping horses, Biden Sr. at times lived a more patrician lifestyle than his son’s folksy, working-man tales might suggest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024

Born the son of a patrician in the early 15th century, in Mainz, Germany, Gutenberg was originally trained as a goldsmith and metallurgist.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

When this fails— think the patrician George H. W. Bush’s claimed affinity for pork rinds, or any Democratic candidate at an NRA meeting—the result is often highly comical, if not cringe-inducing.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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