as in aristocrat
a man or woman of high birth or social position
one need not be a blue blood to enjoy the amenities at the Royal Crown Hotel
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One of the biggest questions in parsing blue bloods is where is the cutoff line?
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
With Tyler Bilodeau making one three-pointer after another, including one that finally rattled in after bouncing around the rim, the Bruins appeared well on their way to a breakthrough against a fellow blue blood that had tormented them in every meeting for nearly a quarter of a century.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Grainy game footage and yellowed newspaper clippings confer UCLA’s standing as college basketball royalty, the team’s status as a blue blood rooted in the success of a coach who retired nearly 50 years ago.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The program has been trying to set up home-and-homes with other blue bloods.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
With Tyler Bilodeau making one three-pointer after another, including one that finally rattled in after bouncing around the rim, the Bruins appeared well on their way to a breakthrough against a fellow blue blood that had tormented them in every meeting for nearly a quarter of a century.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Grainy game footage and yellowed newspaper clippings confer UCLA’s standing as college basketball royalty, the team’s status as a blue blood rooted in the success of a coach who retired nearly 50 years ago.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The program has been trying to set up home-and-homes with other blue bloods.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
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