cognoscenti

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The curling cognoscenti reckon six wins in the nine round-robin games could be enough to earn a place in Monday's last four, and the GB duo are well on the way.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Some fashion cognoscenti questioned the blue lenses, saying the choice was garish and tacky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Chief among the concerns of Disneyland’s cognoscenti will be the fate of the ride’s large number of audio-animatronic critters, many of which were rescued from the 1970s-era America Sings attraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

In the 1730s, as Handel’s London audiences gradually broadened into the middle class from the aristocracy, they lost much of their interest in his Italian-language operas, which had thrilled the cognoscenti for years.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

This gave time to the cognoscenti to remark her costume, which was ravishing, and to try to see her feet; but they were too small.

From The Young Duke by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield