elitist
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You need large numbers to win wars, which inherently means that armies can’t be elitist institutions.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Synthetic yet organic, populist yet elitist, the $1 billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is full of contradictions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Generating buzz around a very elitist brand is useful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
They’re insincere and elitist and out of touch and smug in many respects, from the perspective of a young man.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Barack and I knew we wanted to do a better job of democratizing the White House, making it feel less elitist and more open.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
While elitists criticize and theorize about the poor, Robert L. Woodson Sr. looked for successes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The public has glommed on to the cosmic irony of Davis, a Black radical, being descended from a group of people whom elitists view as a top determinant of social legitimacy.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2023
In a land of vinyl sickos, Spotify normies, and Winamp elitists, Wade Nixon, the man behind the incredibly popular YouTube channel “DankPods,” stands alone with a pair of MP3-playing Oakley sunglasses.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2022
Dad complained to Fire Station No. 70, stationed beside the creek, and the elitists soon learned a lesson: No matter how much you are worth, you can’t block a county flood-control channel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
It would become a corporate-run dystopia, an overpriced theme park for wealthy elitists.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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President Obama's Commencement Address (2016)
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