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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Kyle Schwarber is in the midst of what may be the most explosive offensive season of his MLB career, already setting personal bests with 53 home runs and 128 RBI.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, Moniak has posted personal bests in games (127), runs (57), hits (109), triples (eight), homers (22) and RBIs (65) in 2025.—
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Like Macbeth, King Henry met his tragic end when a civil war broke out and the aristocracy turned against him.—
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That world is where Downton's Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern) comes from, once a young American heiress who married into the British aristocracy to help preserve the Downton estate with her dowry.—
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The divide between the Korean landed elite and the peasant masses that predated Japanese rule grew deeper and more complex as a result of colonial policies.—
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Like bees to honey, many of the global elite are choosing to relocate to Madrid for these reasons and more.—
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Her dalliance with England's upper crust didn't stop there, either — the baker went on to provide the cake for Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday in 2016.—
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Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist.—
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And while most of the teams at the top of the US LBM Coaches Poll were off this weekend, there were some eventual moments that impacted the playoff race.—
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Earlier this season, Altuve asked Espada to move Peña to the top of the batting order.—
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Hundreds were seen leaving flowers and bible verses at the TPUSA headquarters in Tempe.—
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The University of Tokyo found that the flowers of this plant species release a scent that is almost identical to the odor of ants under attack by spiders.—
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With China, that still means a bigger bonus, and the freedom to secure it by nearly any means the board and management elect.—
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Representative-elect James Walkinshaw speaks to reporters in Fairfax, Virginia on September 5, 2025.—
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If a shopper sees a luxury beauty cream that’s being sold at a 91% discount from its typical retail price, as CNBC found during its investigation into Walmart’s marketplace, that’s a major red flag that the item could be counterfeit.—
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This Universal Thread bag has lookalike double faux leather handles, is made of durable nylon-like fabric, comes in multiple colors, including classic navy and cream, and has interior pockets for organization.—
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“Corps d'elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corps%20d%27elite. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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