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

He said the elite race was a "bit of an experiment" but was a success.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Since then, when forced to choose between the two, he has almost always sided with the elite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Diallo was followed to his apartment building by four white police officers—members of the elite Street Crime Unit—who viewed him as suspicious and wanted to interrogate him.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander