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elitist

[ih-lee-tist, ey-lee‑] / ɪˈli tɪst, eɪˈli‑ /


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But some project supporters call Keller and other critics elitist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Ahead of a show at the city's Opera House this month, McLean told BBC Manchester about his experience as a black male ballet dancer from Moss Side plunged into the "elitist" world of professional ballet.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

OpenAI’s Altman said Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads illustrate how it is elitist.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

If not wanting my robot assistant/future overlord to have an image tool makes me an A.I. elitist, as Altman implies, then I will proudly fit myself for a monocle.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

“Now, the witch doesn’t take kindly to this perspective. Personally, I don’t blame her. It’s reductionist, it’s elitist, and it’s just plain icky. So the witch goes from zero to a hundred—and curses Benefo.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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