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patrician

[puh-trish-uhn] / pəˈtrɪʃ ən /




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His brand of patrician conservatism, Ms. Jones writes, “remains one of the most recognizable, if increasingly endangered, traditions within contemporary British political discussion and analysis.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

For many Americans, the nationally televised hearing was the first close look at the patrician, grey-haired former FBI director.

From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026

This was despite the fact that Bush didn't drink and his very patrician Connecticut lineage went all the way back to President Franklin Pierce.

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

A man who favored ascots, skeet shooting and jumping horses, Biden Sr. at times lived a more patrician lifestyle than his son’s folksy, working-man tales might suggest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2024

And she saw Lord Nugent in a new light too: under that patrician charm and friendliness, he was ruthless.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman


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