inner circle
noun
: a small group of people who lead a government or an organization or who are close to its leader
The President has an inner circle of advisers.
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According to Urban’s inner circle, however, the breakup was a long time coming.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
Also encoded in the title is a reference to the Lake Cooperative, a plot of land in northwest Russia where Putin’s inner circle gathered for vacations.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Many members of Combs’ family and remaining inner circle were there too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The next day, the actress filed for divorce, though a third source said their breakup was a long time coming, at least according to the singer’s inner circle.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
Also encoded in the title is a reference to the Lake Cooperative, a plot of land in northwest Russia where Putin’s inner circle gathered for vacations.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Many members of Combs’ family and remaining inner circle were there too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The next day, the actress filed for divorce, though a third source said their breakup was a long time coming, at least according to the singer’s inner circle.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Inner circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20circle. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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