the elite

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He studied at the elite Buckley School and Philips Exeter Academy before attending college at Yale University, where he captained the men’s soccer team and graduated in 1979.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Like much of Boston, it goes back to the Brahmins, the elite caste of the city, among whom, according to the doggerel, “The Lowells talk only to Cabots, and the Cabots talk only to God.”

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Swiss great Marcel Hug cruised to a record-equalling eighth London Marathon victory in the elite men's wheelchair race, tying level with Great Britain's David Weir by winning for a fifth successive year.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

He had traveled the world and mingled with the elite by the time Fiat scion Gianni Agnelli brought him back to Maranello as chairman—and gave him a specific mandate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“I can definitely take Simone to the elite level,” Aimee told my mom.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles