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
Franz Joseph Haydn thought of himself as a slave at the castle of the aristocratic Esterházy family; he served as their court composer for decades while he wrote his famous works.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The siblings begin to awaken to the possibility of their liberation, from both the Communist regime and the paralyzing taboos of their aristocratic upbringing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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
She and her husband both came from Japan, and her long aristocratic face was always a ghastly white.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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