aristocratic

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“The Post,” which starred Meryl Streep in a shrewdly judged performance of aristocratic assurance and creeping insecurity, premiered in Washington less than a year into Trump’s first administration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Severus’ family was wealthy and aristocratic: They could afford to educate him expensively and expected him to pursue a career in public life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The wider family, whose aristocratic ancestors can be traced to Norman times, had members belonging to various Christian denominations and at least one who was Jewish during Victorian times.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Born in 1942 to an aristocratic British family in Dorset, England, Douglas-Hamilton studied biology and zoology in Scotland and Oxford before moving to Tanzania to research elephant social behaviour.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

A neatly trimmed mustache connected to a beard that covered only his chin lent him an elegant, vaguely aristocratic air.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri