charmed circles

noun

plural of charmed circle
as in elites

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  1. elites
  2. in-groups
  3. folds
  4. communities
  5. organizations
  6. networks
  7. colleges
  8. cliques
Noun
  • Many rebels believed the burden of repaying the public debt fell disproportionately on common people while benefiting elites.
    — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • The three have pushed legislation to restrict PAC donations or gifts to Supreme Court justices, portraying it as an effort to rein in elites.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
Definition of elites
Noun
  • 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
Definition of in-groups
Noun
  • This can be done with one, two, or three folds of fabric in each pleat.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • The style also has a bottom compartment with eight elastic folds, ideal for makeup brushes and travel-sized perfume.
    — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
Definition of folds
Noun
  • Across the nation, some communities have had more blackouts after large data centers move in, and higher power bills as utilities have to build more infrastructure to support them.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • The ensemble drama traces the unpredictable shape of grief and family dynamics, aiming for an emotionally candid portrait of loss and the ties that hold communities together.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of communities
Noun
  • Funding challenges have forced the closure of re-entry homes like the one at Charlotte’s McLeod Center and the shuttering of re-entry organizations like Redirection-NC as well as local reentry councils across the state.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • Gartner reported in 2026 that organizations with successful AI initiatives invest up to four times more in data quality, governance, AI-ready people and change management than organizations reporting poor outcomes.
    — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of organizations
Noun
  • The two airlines have built their businesses around higher-spending travelers, international networks, and lucrative loyalty programs.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • Such systems could support future wireless communication technologies operating beyond today’s networks, while also enabling portable imaging devices, chemical sensing systems, industrial inspection tools, and advanced remote-sensing platforms.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of networks
Noun
  • High school grades shape students’ overall GPA, class rank and the transcripts that colleges read.
    — Laura Link, Washington Post, 21 July 2026
  • His bipartisan proposal would preserve student athletes’ ability to make endorsement money, limit transfers and eligibility, allow colleges to pool media rights, regulate agents, and prevent football coaches from leaving midseason.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of colleges
Noun
  • That era involved small cliques of devs talking a big game about decentralization (which often provided a pretext for no accountability) while shilling tokens at all turns.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Definition of cliques
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