as in elite
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Recent Examples of A-list
The entire affair is also reportedly being planned by low-profile yet A-list creative event planner Mark Seed, who has plenty of experience with high-profile nuptials.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
After waiting hours in the sweltering heat before the wedding to see the A-list guests arrive, faithful Swifties are finally dispersing after news the couple officially tied the knot.
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Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
The A-list Oscar winners met on the set of the Spanish film Jamon Jamon in 1992, but didn’t become a couple until reuniting for Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2007.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
Euphoria star Maude Apatow and her A-list parents, director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann, made Wimbledon a family affair on June 29.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2026
After waiting hours in the sweltering heat before the wedding to see the A-list guests arrive, faithful Swifties are finally dispersing after news the couple officially tied the knot.
—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
The A-list Oscar winners met on the set of the Spanish film Jamon Jamon in 1992, but didn’t become a couple until reuniting for Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2007.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
Euphoria star Maude Apatow and her A-list parents, director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann, made Wimbledon a family affair on June 29.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
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For Eala, beating Rybakina and sharing the court with Williams reinforced her place among the game’s elite.
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The rise of the Roman empire across the Mediterranean widened the elite’s horizons for travel but narrowed their personal ambitions, and made romantic love a worthy subject for epic literature.
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At last, Jones also thought, there was a chance to spotlight the dynamic between North Wales‘ working-class community and its aristocracy on the big screen, a corner of Britain’s social history that has long been sidelined.
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Meanwhile, its extensive aristocracy dominated its society and economy.
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The longer races are brutally hard, but Kerstin loves helping other runners pursue their personal bests.
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The most productive game of his career came in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, with personal bests of 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.
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The matter was not on the city’s agenda but was brought on as a walk-on item at the top of the meeting.
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On the subsequent rebound, the ball found Kovačić at the top of the box, but his right-footed volley was barely deflected over the net by Diogo Costa.
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Prior to Voyager, Phillips was a successful theater actor born to Broadway royalty — his parents ran a popular steakhouse in the heart of New York’s theater district.
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As an artist, Swift may need to evaluate royalties, intellectual property rights, touring income and control over her music catalog.
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That combination is why College Football 27 reads as the high point of EA's football resurgence, the same late-prime form that carried its recent UFC entry.
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Butler was the Warriors’ big swing — a last hope — to salvage the end of Curry’s prime.
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But his situation is actually fairly complicated, in part because of how the Hall of Fame elects candidates.
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Lyons had joined Fiserv that January as president and CEO-elect.
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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