elites

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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

Endangered ruling elites at war tend to stick together, temporarily shelving differences and rivalries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He said he had grown up in a large, comfortable apartment in Pyongyang and had followed the privileged educational trajectory of North Korea’s elites, studying in East Germany and the Soviet Union.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden