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milieu

[mil-yoo, meel-, mee-lyœ] / mɪlˈyʊ, mil-, miˈlyœ /


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Even more unusual, in this particular political milieu, was her expressed compassion for Palestinian Muslims.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

But he wasn’t the first Republican president to have made his way in a Democratic milieu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

But “wait and see” isn’t where you want to find yourself in today’s current market milieu.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

When she didn't go through Nashville and its country-music milieu, "it sort of threw people for a loop", he told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The project returned him to the milieu of small science he had left behind after his first few handmade cyclotrons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik