He is unquestionably their best position player, an elite hitter and Gold Glove fielder, the focal point that manager Joe Girardi builds his lineup around.

WSJ: This Is the Year of Robinson Cano

Johnny Murtagh confirmed his position in racing's elite with his second Derby victory, this time on High Chaparral.

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To be candid, Abubakar cannot last in his present position without jailing or even killing some of the criminals among the ruling elite in Nigeria.

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One of the hardest puzzles for mass higher education is how to make those universities that are not part of some such elite, whether formal or informal, concentrate on their students' needs rather than their own position in a pecking order based on research.

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