inner circle

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People often become more selective about their relationships as they grow older, focusing more attention on a smaller inner circle of close connections.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

"He exhibited with them in New York and when he moved there in '64, Lichtenstein became his friend... so he was very much in the inner circle."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Musk, the onetime “First Buddy,” appeared to have re-entered the president’s inner circle, less than a year after their relationship appeared to have frayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In the episode, David is caught between a delicious new Palestinian chicken restaurant, a Palestinian girlfriend and an outraged inner circle of Jewish friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

White Mountains was run by Jack Byrne, a member of Warren Buffett’s inner circle, and they had spoken to Gotham Capital.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis