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elite

[ih-leet, ey-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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“At some point, the only way to get the financial elite to start hearing our pleas is if we stop giving them money,” Granado-Gomez told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Border Patrol agents from an elite unit rappelled from a hovering Black Hawk helicopter onto the roof of a 130-unit apartment complex.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

And besides that, with their hard-fought Final Four victories Friday over Texas and Connecticut, respectively, barometers for other programs that dream of ascending to such elite heights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

He and his staff talk about the prospect of AI riches, sharing stories of teenagers who got into elite universities, but barely stayed through orientation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

And in the gym, I’d press Aimee to teach me more of the tricky, high-start-value combinations that might one day land me on the same podium as the top elite girls in my sport.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles