snobbery
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The 1990s cocktail revival introduced a layer of snobbery to speakeasy-style bars, long after any subterfuge was necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"In darts, we've defeated the snobbery in sport," promoter Barry Hearn said in a recent interview with British newspaper The Times.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
Cazzu hails from the province of Jujuy, miles away from the musical snobbery that plagues much of Buenos Aires, and her genuine investment in a pan-Latino idiom is contagious.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
"I felt there's a little bit of snobbery in the game around scenarios like that," said Brentford boss Keith Andrews.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
I could see she despised me, marking with all the snobbery of her class that I was no great lady, that I was humble, shy and diffident.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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