as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the atomic bomb developers for the Manhattan Project constituted the corps d'elite of American science
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Season three of Mike White’s chronicle of overprivileged Americans visiting the five-star resort chain/homicide magnet set a string of series bests throughout its run.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
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Sophomore Darren Haggerty of Viewpoint, the school’s top wide receiver, surprised himself with personal bests to win the Division 4 long jump at 22 feet, 8 inches and high jump at 6-6.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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But these structures still assume that AI’s future should be in the hands of an aristocracy of business and technical elites.—
Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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There's also an escalating series of cloak-and-dagger theatrics, which are in line with McBride's penchant for lampooning the retrograde behaviors and rituals of the Southern aristocracy.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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As Hollywood honors the man who’s roasted its elite with such precision, to be roasted for eternity by the Hollywood sun sounds fitting.—
Ali Lerman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Coach or no coach, the world no.43 needs to solve the strategy as well as the physical puzzle to challenge the elite.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The two clubs have joined the sport’s upper crust in recent years, thanks to an infusion of spending.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The franchise follows the drama filled, table flipped lives of wealthy women's lowbrow fights in upper crust cities across America.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by Miami Herald journalists.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Lavigne collects her fourth top 10 on the Rock list and her fifth on the alternative ranking.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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For dinner, guests selected from four menu items before enjoying wedding cake adorned with cascading flowers.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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And now, four years later, their fruitful plot spills over with all kinds of produce and flowers, including blackberries, cosmos, green beans, eggplants, and a handful of apple trees, among other things.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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Their 2-1 victory there solidified their status as elect champions of Italy.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Speaking last month at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the company would seek to revise its $22.3 billion Sunday-afternoon package, should the NFL elect to trigger the opt-out option.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Mains hover between €30 and €40; a highlight is the roast chicken, which might come with a cream sauce and morels in winter or oyster mushrooms dressed in persillade (an herby garlic and parsley oil) in summer.—
Eleanor Aldridge,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
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Pour cooking liquid back into slow cooker and stir in cream, corn starch, thyme, rosemary, and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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“Corps d'elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corps%20d%27elite. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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