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Connoisseurs of robotic vacuums say cheaper, fancier competitors have run circles around the brand, which became better known for mishaps than clean floors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Connoisseurs, some who study to become water sommeliers, insist this trend isn’t about snobbishness.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

Connoisseurs and casual consumers of maple syrup alike can rest assured.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2022

Connoisseurs of the 007 movies will covet “The Lost Adventures of James Bond” by Mark Edlitz, a substantial, illustrated volume that covers “unrealized, out-of-print, or largely forgotten Bond tales.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2020

Connoisseurs of literature, always eager for a new frisson, will be fascinated to learn that this novel has for its subject a fellow-novelist of whose retired existence she has but lately become aware.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir