the nobility
noun
: the group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries
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Alice is a Black woman carrying the weight of their new life and trying not to lose herself in the quest to fit in with the rest of the nobility.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024
There was something Shakespearean about the gaunt, haunted face of Biden on stage squinting as if to see in a dwindling light, struggling for words even as the nobility of his purpose remained.
—David Ignatius, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
In 1881, Ramses’ mummy and coffin were discovered in a hiding place in the temple complex Deir el-Bahari, which housed the remains of 50 other members of the nobility, including the pharaoh’s father, Seti I, according to the Egypt Museum.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
In turn, the nobility gave a small portion of their own life force to nourish the gods.
—Kimberly H. Breuer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024
There was something Shakespearean about the gaunt, haunted face of Biden on stage squinting as if to see in a dwindling light, struggling for words even as the nobility of his purpose remained.
—David Ignatius, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
In 1881, Ramses’ mummy and coffin were discovered in a hiding place in the temple complex Deir el-Bahari, which housed the remains of 50 other members of the nobility, including the pharaoh’s father, Seti I, according to the Egypt Museum.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
In turn, the nobility gave a small portion of their own life force to nourish the gods.
—Kimberly H. Breuer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
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