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Noun
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The film focuses on the power grabbing tête-à-tête between both Sarah and Abigail, with the latter even marrying a colonel in order to regain her nobility.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025 -
But in, say, the French Revolution, things got going in part because of the popular unrest and the popular upheavals, but also because there was an inner circle of members of the French nobility who were totally pissed at Louis XVI.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Founded by a man from right-wing royalty, the group’s fundamentalist hawkishness was baked in from the start.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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His family still represents the country as royalty and engages in philanthropy.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Korean director Han Chang-lok’s Funky Freaky Freaks, a darkly comic ensemble about misfits on the fringes of Seoul society, received the special jury award.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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And those norms can change quickly, with much of society managing to adapt to a prolonged state of unfreedom.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Royals built quality depth with their bullpen this season.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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These delicate fruits are picked before they're fully ripened, which means that the right storage methods are key to coax the best flavor and quality out of them.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like the book, the show is predicated on a classic Gilded Age bargain: American heiresses fill the dwindling coffers of the British peerage; correspondingly eligible dukes and lords bestow a noble title that papers over a nouveau-riche designation.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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Season 3 featured their characters making a big bet on a green tech energy company led by a member of the British peerage, portrayed by Kit Harington, who told THR he’s been a long-time fan of Industry.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
Noun
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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.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But this was close to the borderline of gentility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Modesty, gentility, and protocol have no place in the apartment grope.—
Nicholas Pileggi,
Curbed,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Haute monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haute%20monde. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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