the privileged
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As journalist Macaulay Connor says in “The Philadelphia Story,” “The prettiest sight in this fine pretty world is the privileged class enjoying its privileges.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
With insurance and maintenance costs way up too, new-vehicle shopping is starting to look like a pursuit of the privileged.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
New York can bring enrichment programs into every neighborhood so that excellence isn’t confined to the privileged few.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Redford derided not only crookedness, but the perversion of procedure and hard work that resulted in the privileged mounting their success on the backs of others.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2025
Although I was a member of the royal household, I was not among the privileged few who were trained for rule.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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