elites
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In response, Indian elites established institutions of their own, including the Calcutta Club in 1907, which admitted both Indians and Europeans and became a rare experiment in shared membership before independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Caruana Galizia had exposed corruption at the highest level in the country, shining a spotlight on murky links between Malta's business and political elites.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
It focused on the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and who he called the “Epstein class” of elites in both parties.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
As he measured a line of society elites, he saw Vernet slipping out of the room.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
