rarefied
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If he wanted to join the rarefied air of the sons and daughters of The 400, he couldn’t be seen associated with anyone who would count as a mark against his judgment.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Wins for back-to-back movies would put him in rarefied company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
In the same way that regional brands like Shake Shack and In-N-Out have maintained cult followings for their novelty, Cane’s has no doubt benefited from the same kind of rarefied air.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
So far, Whoop has focused its marketing efforts on positioning itself as an aspirational brand worn by some of the fittest people in the world in the most rarefied spaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The creatures can see where each star has been and where it is going, so that the heavens are filled with rarefied, luminous spaghetti.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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