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elite

[ih-leet, ey-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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The company’s senior executives are mostly French, graduates of the nation’s elite engineering schools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Those visitors describe a North Korea unrecognizable from the past, especially its capital, Pyongyang, where Kim and the country’s elite live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

For Deng, whose daughter isn't aiming for a "name school" such as the elite Tsinghua or Peking University in the capital, doing away with the gaokao would be ideal.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

France, as always, brings elite quality across every line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The Barnetts belonged to a small elite group referred to by the esteemed black sociologist St. Clair Drake as “the Refined.”

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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