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rarefied

[rair-uh-fahyd] / ˈrɛər əˌfaɪd /
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On Friday, Trump will pay a visit to Zhongnanhai, a rarefied compound where China's leaders live and work.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Their stakes are real, but the dispute comes to the court in such rarefied doctrinal form that the underlying injury almost disappears.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

And through seven games, Sindarov’s play has catapulted him into the game’s rarefied atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The privilege is pressure, pressure is a privilege and the possibility of making such rarefied history, with folks at FanGraphs giving the Dodgers 27% odds to win this World Series, is anything but automatic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

For the first semester, I was one of three Black students in the school, and in that rarefied atmosphere I came to love my people more.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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