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elite

[ih-leet, ey-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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Watching the stop-motion monsters climb over ruined walls to poke at Greece’s elite soldiers, it’s easy to forgive the movie for its less-than-stellar dubbing or borderline nonsensical love story.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Netflix is developing “God Mode,” described as a corporate thriller about rivalries and power struggles among Silicon Valley’s elite, starring Rosamund Pike.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Only the European elite can now compete with Premier League clubs, and player profits are key when it comes to recycling money to keep in line with the financial rules.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Hugging Face grew out of a 2011 meeting between Clement Delangue, a serial entrepreneur since his teens, and Julien Chaumond, a graduate of France's elite Polytechnique engineering school with a computer science degree from Stanford.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Bobby had been invited to that tournament and wanted to enter its elite winner’s circle.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Nadezhdin, who worked in the government in the 1990s and was also a lawmaker in parliament, said Russian elites are frustrated but too afraid to act.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The institutions and elites that had sustained interest in Greek literature and the ancient past were swept away.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Its carefully planned streets and advanced brick drainage systems indicate that resources were directed toward shared infrastructure rather than monuments celebrating rulers or religious elites.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

“The measure targets ultrawealthy out-of-city residents and global elites who use New York City real estate as a vehicle for wealth storage rather than as homes,” he said in April.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Rather, it translated into population explosions and pampered elites.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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