cognoscenti

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(For the cognoscenti, Pettine is the father of Mike Pettine, the defensive coordinator for the New York Jets).

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  • But to the diligent travel researcher or member of the eco-cognoscenti, that phrase signals a specific message: You are in or near a natural or cultural site "of outstanding universal value to mankind." —  Omni: December 1993
  • Folks like these were once the kings and queens of media-the envy of wired-in New York cognoscenti, the connected and intelligent antidotes to those braying simps in the lesser entertainment industry. —  Gawker
  • At the time, the foreign films that made an impact with the cognoscenti were mainly from France, Italy and Japan. —  GreenCine Daily
  • The energy cognoscenti will be aware that there is a term for one of the most polluting types of fossil fuel - it is "brown coal". —  Palestine Blogs aggregator
  • What the cognoscenti are saying about Correspondance (a sketchbook): —  Crg Hill's poetry scorecard
 

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