clique
Example Sentences
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His clique at OpenAI became known as “the pandas.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Miller was popular in the sense that she was part of a clique and had social status, but her former classmates said that popularity shouldn’t be confused with being well liked.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
The only member of the clique of hyperscalers to authorize new buybacks this year has been Alphabet, which said back in April that it would purchase up to $70 billion.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025
But as the script by Holly Gent and Vincent Palmo Jr. notes, this clique is in transition.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
They were outgoing and confident, and transcended every high school clique.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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