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as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
the country's elite owned or controlled most of the wealth
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Recent Examples of elite
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Olympic medalist Jade Carey successfully returned to elite gymnastics at the American Classic after a two-year hiatus.
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Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
D. Brian Blank,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
Over recent years, Japan has become comfortable in the company of the world’s elite and actually beat the Brazilians 3-2 in a friendly last year.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
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Vaughn Hardenberg Westwood Time for change There is no doubt the Dodgers are elite talent evaluators.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Olympic medalist Jade Carey successfully returned to elite gymnastics at the American Classic after a two-year hiatus.
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Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
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More broadly, though, these lessons aren’t just important for investors or the business elites.
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D. Brian Blank,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
Over recent years, Japan has become comfortable in the company of the world’s elite and actually beat the Brazilians 3-2 in a friendly last year.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
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The platform, which formerly only offered deals on flights, will offer standalone hotel bookings and better value through flight and hotel bundle offerings Travelers will gain access to exclusive pricing that is otherwise unavailable when booking flights and accommodations separately.
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Attorneys for the challenger Sullivan argued that the Constitution lays out three exclusive qualifications for the Senate — age, citizenship and residency.
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At last, Jones also thought, there was a chance to spotlight the dynamic between North Wales‘ working-class community and its aristocracy on the big screen, a corner of Britain’s social history that has long been sidelined.
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Meanwhile, its extensive aristocracy dominated its society and economy.
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Gustaf Lagerbielke, a 26-year-old center back, comes from a line of nobility, particularly Counts, in his home country.
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This piece of jewelry, worn by Princess Elisabeth, was a wedding gift from the Belgian nobility to Mathilde on the occasion of her wedding in 1999.
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As Taylor Swift appeared on the screen at Nissan Stadium during Alan Jackson's farewell concert in Nashville, the singer-songwriter was met with boos and cheers during her special video message.
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This year, there was a special emphasis on the transgender community, which has become a frequent political target of late.
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The most productive game of his career came in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, with personal bests of 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.
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Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.
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Grammer will play Lord Fairfax, the unofficial leader of the Virginia gentry who has a complicated relationship to young George Washington as both his crucial mentor and as the father of his romantic rival.
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Without better reporting, lawmakers and analysts will have to act with incomplete knowledge, essentially guessing effective tax rates based on limited and sometimes misleading reporting.
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By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.
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Tickets were still available for purchase on the X Games website as of early Friday evening, ranging from $19 single-day entry tickets to more than $400 premium tickets with access to the concerts on top of the X Games events.
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The top of the draft class is considered light on forwards and deep in defensemen.
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“Elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elite. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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