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patrician

[puh-trish-uhn] / pəˈtrɪʃ ən /




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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

Van Berchem was one of the city’s most respected financiers, a patrician figure with deep roots in Geneva society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

It unfolds along the same lines as “The Perfect Couple” and “Nine Perfect Strangers,” both of which feature Nicole Kidman playing patrician enigmas — a trend that began with her turn in "Big Little Lies."

From Salon • Jun. 5, 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

Randall was patrician, a small, genteel, cricket-loving dandy who nonetheless ran his unit with Napoleonic authority.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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