elite
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Subpar defenses have plagued Lincoln Riley since his arrival at USC, and the Trojans’ performance against San José State raises the question of whether they are ready to compete among the elite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The guest list included Amodei himself, plus the company’s top scientist and other key executives, as well as AI luminaries and members of the Silicon Valley elite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Especially when there aren't that many elite forwards in the world.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
To outsiders, investing can seem like an elite country club with its own rules.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Besides, the black elite had always wrung concessions from the white power structure—slowly but surely—through back-channel meetings, arguing their case in a dignified, rational, and, above all, civil manner.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Nadezhdin, who worked in the government in the 1990s and was also a lawmaker in parliament, said Russian elites are frustrated but too afraid to act.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Its carefully planned streets and advanced brick drainage systems indicate that resources were directed toward shared infrastructure rather than monuments celebrating rulers or religious elites.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Despite his national hero status, Aung San is feted mostly by ethnic majority Bamar elites, rather than the ethnic minority groups who have fought against central rule for decades, researcher Morgan Michaels said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
She already has a ticket to the game, but she’s sitting too far from the elite of the elites, and definitely too far from the president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The system, known as servi-cha, or service car, was invented in the late 1990s by government and military elites to milk cash from traders who needed to move themselves and their goods around the country.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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