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elite

[ih-leet, ey-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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The Mexican team’s lack of elite club experience, however, is obvious and could be a problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Piper joined the coaching set-up at Leicestershire in July 2015 before becoming elite development coach, until he left a year later.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

AFP accompanied a training exercise for the elite military squad behind the operations against "El Mencho" and Ovidio Guzman, the son of "El Chapo" who was captured in 2023 and extradited to the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Towns has always been an elite shooter, but not not ago, it was easy to find Knicks fans fed up with the big man’s ambivalent defense and virtuosity at collecting foolish fouls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Like musicians, like mathematicians—like elite athletes—scientists peak early and dwindle fast.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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