as in elder statesmen
the senior member of a group
the revered éminence grise of Civil War historians
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On a day when the last remaining Israeli hostages returned home after two years in captivity, and both Israelis and Palestinians celebrated the end of the Israel-Hamas war, many of America's elder statesmen and stateswomen kept mum.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Disney cruise veterans know the pirate party is a non-negotiable—but the Destiny packs even more fun.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
9 Dec. 2025
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That fund, now run by Stetson, supports education, the arts, accessibility and veterans’ initiatives.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
9 Dec. 2025
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Lloyd was born in Berkeley and raised in Lafayette by his parents, Lester Lloyd, one of the deans of the San Francisco printing industry, and Mildred Lloyd, a librarian at Stanley Middle School.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Possibly this was the case at élite law schools in the nineteen-nineties, where even the most obdurate deans could not afford to ignore their militant students indefinitely.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Marching for pride and community March attendees and participants ranged from noise-cancelling-headphone-wearing infants to LGBTQ+ elders, and many shared the same sentiments of promoting unity and community during Pride Month.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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In recent days, young Knicks fans have been made to digest from their dreary Boomer elders heavy doses of old-timey hoops lore, but mainly about the 1970 title series, featuring Willis Reed’s limping, yet noble appearance in Game Seven, his injured leg shot up with painkillers.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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“éminences grises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9minences%20grises. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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