elites

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It’s a different kind of media venture for Silicon Valley elites, who have thus far focused mainly on backing news and interview-style programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

It estimated that 66 percent of the around $5.5 billion generated by mining each year was controlled by political elites working in cahoots with organized crime through murky public-private "strategic alliances."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Economists and financial elites are speaking out at industry forums about the war’s devastating effects.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

Other donors to the Christian Union are members of local elites across the Bible Belt.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times