blue blood

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It was Brown, a Rhode Island blue blood whose name now adorns an Ivy League university, who in 1790 financed Slater’s stolen ideas for a state-of-the-art cotton mill.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

In the brave new world of college football, blue blood means nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

No blue blood wants to fake excitement about schlepping to the Pop-Tart Bowl, no offense to those sentient Pop-Tarts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The baseball world is sensing a Dodger vulnerability, as if there’s blue blood in the water.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

I've got blue blood to burn, but no yellow gold, as you know.

From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell