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as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
the country's elite owned or controlled most of the wealth
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Recent Examples of elite
Bernard Hudson, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
With Bill Belichick set to prowl the sidelines again after a brief post-Pats cooldown period, the 72-year-old mastermind joins an elite club of former head coaches who’ve used media as a launching pad for a return trip to the X’s and O’s.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
David Gilbert, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
International sanctions hit hard at the wealth of Russia’s elite.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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For a vocal portion of the elite national security establishment, however, the remedy for that skepticism is not to entertain that its critics may have a point, but to demand reflexive obedience to an outdated consensus that may no longer be fit for purpose.
—Bernard Hudson, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
With Bill Belichick set to prowl the sidelines again after a brief post-Pats cooldown period, the 72-year-old mastermind joins an elite club of former head coaches who’ve used media as a launching pad for a return trip to the X’s and O’s.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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QAnon—the conspiracy movement that claims Donald Trump is waging a secret war against the Deep State, which is protecting a group of Satan-worshipping pedophile elites who run Hollywood and the Democratic Party—has never been stronger.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
International sanctions hit hard at the wealth of Russia’s elite.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Flying over the channel has become an option in recent years with several companies incorporating charter flights into their trips, particularly White Desert which offers exclusive, private trips that begin with a jet landing on an interior ice runway and base in their own luxury camps.Laurie Werner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Sure, there are familiar beats and threads: the unconventional rifle, the watermelon sequence, the Jackal projecting an intriguing air of aristocracy.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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So when Silicon Valley aristocracy like Microsoft changes tack and embraces an emerging technology like bitcoin, everyone needs to sit up and take notice.Sandy Carter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Sam glimpses the joy and nobility of comradeship and thus begins her quest to save, if not the entire world, then her personal piece of it.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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These foods are believed to produce calmness and nobility, and increase magnetism.Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Sep. 2024
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Will continue screening in NY and LA through the holidays followed by a limited national expansion on January 3, including special format showtimes in Imax and Dolby.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
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David Nikel is a British-Norwegian travel writer based in Norway, covering all things travel with a special focus on cruising and Scandinavia.David Nikel, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Could that kind of discovery make septuagenarian runners reach personal bests?Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Be an observable champion of associates' demonstrations of their personal bests.Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Weather permitting but even in the occasional, rejuvenating drizzle, in wellies and hunting jackets like English gentry, Asher and Carol would tramp the grounds with the trio of dogs manic over every deer or rabbit.Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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And that same place gives the Eagles, 49ers and Cowboys better odds of winning the Super Bowl than the Lions at plus-2,000.Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2023
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On Tuesday Biden touted increases in Border Patrol staffing and also increased fentanyl seizures at the border, which officials have said shows that apprehension is getting better.Adam Shaw, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2023
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Offline, luxury fashion went through a round of musical chairs at the top, the scale of which has not been seen in decades and whose effects will be felt most sharply in 2025.Rosana Lai, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
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This Michigan location is tops in the nation for enjoying the snow.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elite. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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