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elite

[ih-leet, ey-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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The little-known but powerful organization behind megaprojects such as Manhattan’s Hudson Yards plays a key role in greenlighting new developments and historically has heavily relied on input from the city’s business elite.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

A growing faction of affluent, older New Yorkers who have left the city are buying second properties back home to anchor themselves to elite medical specialists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The last and only time the Gunners played in the final of Europe's elite competition was 20 years ago, when they lost 2-1 to Barcelona after going down to 10 men.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Barbara Stanwyck plays a celebrated concert pianist being treated for tuberculosis in an elite Swiss Alps sanitarium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

At age twelve, Jungvolk members who held exemplary Party Record Books and who displayed outstanding leadership qualities were selected to attend one of three types of elite schools established by the Nazis.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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