rarefied
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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
Samsung 005930 14.62%increase; green up pointing triangle Electronics has joined the rarefied air of companies valued at over a trillion dollars as its stock continued to be boosted by the boom in artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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
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
When I first arrived in Mqhekezweni I was regarded by some of my peers as a yokel who was hopelessly unequipped to exist in the rarefied atmosphere of the Great Place.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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