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elite

[ih-leet, ey-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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The adaptation is in step with an emerging AI economy where graduates from elite schools face a tough job market and traditional career pathways look less assured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

A New York Times reviewer noted that the authors seemed to be channeling “a few elite finance and tech bros in two or three coastal cities.”

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

He took down three sitting members of the elite Politburo in six months, the biggest purge at this level since 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

Drone units have been presented as a more elite and technically advanced path through the war.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

They were rewarded for it when in September they, too, were ceremoniously awarded the elite title of “Guards.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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