as in elites
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
membership in the society is reserved for the literary world's aristocracy
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Advertisement As the military and security elites captured the commanding heights of Iran’s economy, wealthy, traditional bazaar families and businessmen lost their economic autonomy and increasingly had to partner with or defer to networks connected to the IRGC to maintain their businesses.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
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In former democracies, that trend is rooted in popular disillusionment with traditional elites.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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Parallel societies in certain urban areas and rising violent crime statistics linked to some migrant cohorts in countries such as Sweden and Germany led to the dramatic rise of populist and patriotic parties across the continent, from France to Italy to the Netherlands.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Freedom from fear mattered because frightened societies are easily manipulated.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The 7-footer has been great for San Antonio after signing a four-year, $41 million contract this past summer, averaging personal bests in points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cameron Boozer had 17 points and season-bests in assists with nine and steals with four for Duke (13-1, 2-0).—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Jan. 2026
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Dealing with public life criticisms Fulop has been taken to task by incoming fellow Democratic Mayor-elect James Solomon for working too closely with developers.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Abigail Spanberger, Virginia’s governor-elect, won the 2025 election through a singular focus on the state’s high cost of living, though her plans for reducing those costs were vague.—
Judge Glock,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Concurrently with the ascendancy of higher education came the triumph of American mid-century publishing when writers could actually make a living from advances and royalties.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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After prevailing in her royalties war with Mary Bono, Cher is asking a federal judge to force Sonny Bono’s widow to cover her $1 million legal tab.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Aristocracies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocracies. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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