inner circle

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

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.

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

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.

A sign of his exclusion from Bass’ inner circle came within two weeks of his appointment, when the mayor neglected to inform him of her decision to reopen the Palisades to the public.