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inner circle

noun

a small, intimate, and often influential group of people.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of inner circle¹

First recorded in 1870–75

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Still, Trump's inner circle knows he's far from invincible.

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A source who spoke to Politico characterized the situation in Hegseth's inner circle as a "knife fight."

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He acknowledged the fans who saw the film in “different formats,” those who adjusted their schedules to see the movie and others who praised “Sinners” in their inner circles.

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Travel, unless you are extraordinarily wealthy or particularly deft at using points and mileage, is the inner circle of hell.

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Bill Maher said he wouldn’t back off from future criticism of the president, but to those in Trump’s inner circle, it doesn’t matter.

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inner child inner city

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