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aristocrat

noun as in privileged person

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Morningstar identified 10 dividend aristocrats with strong competitive advantages whose stocks are currently undervalued by its analysts.

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It was used during the First World War to sanction aristocrats who had UK titles but were fighting in the German army.

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When the Song dynasty took over China in the late 10th century, the feudal system that gave aristocrats control of land and peasants in return for military service was breaking down.

First is the palace; next is a mysterious aristocrat known only as the Griffin Warrior; then comes exploration of beehive-shaped burial mounds; and, finally, artistic production in provinces around Pylos.

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The directors, called to an emergency meeting at the home of the chairman of the board of the American Steel Corp., have the haughty mien of British aristocrats.

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