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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmed circles
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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,
13 Jan. 2026 -
In former democracies, that trend is rooted in popular disillusionment with traditional elites.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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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
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Ha’s dress featured a floor-length full skirt that fanned behind her in a dramatic train, adding some extra drama and volume with some pleated folds on each side.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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Why Mildew Forms on Washing Machine Seals Unlike the simple seal around the lid of a top-load washer, the gasket on a front-load washer is extra thick with folds to ensure a tight seal.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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The economic cost is caused by losses in the fishing industry, damage to coastal communities and impacts to systems that help fortify those communities, like mangroves and reefs.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Fish guts, food scraps, and agricultural waste from Norway's coastal communities would power this first-of-its-kind journey.—
Ryan Craggs,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The parade features bands, floats, drill teams, colleges and universities, fraternities, sororities and churches along with peace and youth organizations.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Legacy Bank and Trust's chief operations officer since 2019 and will now act as dual COO for both organizations until the full integration of the community development financial institutions, which is slated for the fourth quarter of 2026.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
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As far as the national sports networks are concerned this week, Payton and his players might as well be extras in their own movie.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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However, your iPhone can still make emergency calls using other networks and possibly via satellite.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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With a lineage going back to College Station and Texas A&M — and before that, colleges across Massachusetts and New England — Kabylo’s Pizza by the Slice is a New York-style urban-munchies classic.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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Curd's organizations have supported the Steelers, local school districts and colleges with site management, scheduling officials and creating game schedules for both boys and girls youth football, according to a media release provided by the Steelers.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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These internal cliques, or deputy gangs, which have been tied to specific LASD precincts, have names like the Banditos, the Grim Reapers, and the Regulators.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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At the Dallas Street property, small cliques of armed men, mostly Venezuelans and Mexicans, fought an ongoing turf war.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Charmed circles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmed%20circles. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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