crown jewel

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1 crown jewels plural : the jewels (such as the crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia

2 : the most attractive or valuable one of a collection or group

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The painting is the crown jewel of the museum's collection. one of the company's crown jewels

Recent Examples on the Web Not the part where the face of its sport who just set its most prestigious record on the most storied track in its crown jewel race faces near certain and historic disqualification. — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2021 Rice is the crown jewel as the top remaining target for the Buckeyes. — Stephen Means, cleveland, 1 June 2021 Only six active drivers — Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski — have triumphed at this NASCAR crown jewel with Harvick and Truex each winning twice. — Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY, 30 May 2021 China is grabbing more business interests in the Ivory Coast, the crown jewel in France’s former colonial empire. — New York Times, 27 May 2021 China is grabbing more business interests in the Ivory Coast, the crown jewel in France’s former colonial empire. — BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2021 Considered the crown jewel of Oregon’s state park system, Silver Falls State Park truly is a magical place. — oregonlive, 24 May 2021 Opened last year, the sleek and modern Hotel Legends overlooks the water in Biloxi near crown jewel Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 20 May 2021 The album’s crown jewel and most revelatory moment comes in the title track. — Hanif Abdurraqib, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2021

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