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Noun
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Another factor is pushback from Russian elites, who are banned from living abroad and have lost the protection of Western laws that preserved their wealth.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026 -
Soon, not only was business a subject for scientific management, in the eyes of progressive elites, but so were schools and even churches and, naturally, cities and nations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Noun
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In this theory, individuals categorize themselves and others into in-groups and out-groups, which shapes perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours and that typically, people tend to favour those in their in-group.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Host is just one of a strange cast of characters to escape the loose folds of Noel Rhodes’ mind and make it on-time to the circus.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The soft material complements a base that also evokes folds and ribbon-like loops in clay.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Where the magic happens, where communities come together in a historic venue to sing and celebrate and commiserate.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Israel is razing and looting homes and has vowed to prevent hundreds of thousands of residents, predominantly Shiites, though also members of other religious communities, from returning.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
Noun
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The court recommended that the petition be dismissed, and that the organizations be given one month to submit the employee lists.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The tech giant has also committed to investments in schools and nonprofit organizations in Richland Parish, as well as more than $300 million to help improve local infrastructure, from roads to wastewater management.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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In Napster’s absence, distributed P2P networks became much more popular.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 May 2026
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Middle regions of the country proved easier for people on the move because the climate was often better for growing crops, soils were fertile and the Mississippi, Ohio and other rivers provided transportation networks.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
Noun
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He was admitted to 19 colleges.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The researchers examined the earnings of more than 900,000 students who had enrolled in bachelor’s, associate’s, or certificate programs at 86 public colleges in Texas between 2008-09 and 2018-19.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Corbett also thinks that deputy cliques existed at one point.—
Teagan Davidge,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
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In this milieu, Hollywood A-listers like Will Ferrell and Sharon Stone, who occupy separate cliques nearby, pale in comparison to the mingling artistic luminaries.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Charmed circles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circles. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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