the elite
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What pulled Zanardi through, and enabled him to go on to achieve at the elite sporting level again, was his remarkable force of will.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Like much of Boston, it goes back to the Brahmins, the elite caste of the city, among whom, according to the doggerel, “The Lowells talk only to Cabots, and the Cabots talk only to God.”
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
He had traveled the world and mingled with the elite by the time Fiat scion Gianni Agnelli brought him back to Maranello as chairman—and gave him a specific mandate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
They’re symbols of the elite, of status and success.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Before Owen, museums were designed primarily for the use and edification of the elite, and even then it was difficult to gain access.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
