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rarefied

[rair-uh-fahyd] / ˈrɛər əˌfaɪd /
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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

Dictators may be faithless and brutal to their own people, but in the rarefied circle of fellow dictators, a kind of camaraderie flourishes.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Trial testimony provided a window into the rarefied world of high-stakes poker, with jurors hearing of gamblers in Asia who went by the names “Chairman” and “Tango.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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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