as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the atomic bomb developers for the Manhattan Project constituted the corps d'elite of American science
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Likely had a breakout season last year, totaling 42 catches, 477 yards and six touchdowns — all career bests.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Course Difficulty Flat, straight courses without many hills favor personal bests.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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The entire film plays out over one long party at an English estate, where the stuffy, traditional English aristocracy collide with Hedda’s bohemian artist friends.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Lots of Guinness family members lived in England and had titles in British aristocracy, and some even became Protestant clergymen.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kovalchuk's comments show the Russian elite is likely to remain deeply anti-Western and sympathetic toward conspiracy theories for the foreseeable future.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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During the trial, Combs' lawyers acknowledged that the man once famed for hosting lavish parties for the cultural elite in luxurious locales like the Hamptons and Saint-Tropez was at times violent in his relationships.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her dalliance with England's upper crust didn't stop there, either — the baker went on to provide the cake for Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday in 2016.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Alternatively, if an opponent aggressively presses both No 10s — as Laurent did with Rogers and Bologna attempted a fortnight earlier — Villa will create a two-vs-two up top.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The scam calls are so prevalent, especially toward senior citizens, that Milwaukee's sheriff's office has kept a warning for them at the top of its public service announcement web page and developed a video in November 2024 on what people should expect.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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From pretty pumpkins to autumn flowers, these gorgeous outdoor fall decor ideas will welcome the season with color and style.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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His work convinced me that all things (matchsticks and tin soldiers, flowers and fir trees) are sentient, that every being has a heart, and that every heart can be broken.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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Arizona Senate Democrats Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego clashed withHouse Speaker Mike Johnson in the hallways of the Capitol on Wednesday, over the swearing-in of Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The mayor-elect of Herdecke – a town of some 20,000 in Germany’s largest state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands – was life-flighted by helicopter to a nearby hospital.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The now gray-haired rapper walked into court wearing a white shirt with a cream sweater over it.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Kirill Clark,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some recipes also call for pork, milk or cream.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Corps d'elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corps%20d%27elite. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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