the upper crust
noun
informal
: the highest social class or group : upper class
the upper crust of American society
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Firmly among the upper crust of women’s basketball.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
Chris Evans is as good as he's ever been as rebel leader Curtis, but Tilda Swinton steals the show as a toothy, grotesque spokesman for the upper crust.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
To start way back at the beginning, the jewelry has had lasting appeal since ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire, when lower classes wore pierced bronze coins and the upper crust wore intricate coin medallions.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2025
Henry Golding is ready to return to the upper crust life of Nick Young as a Crazy Rich Asians series adaptation approaches production.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 June 2025
The low neck blazer with golden buttons was also worn with a chain necklace with assorted crosses, while a pin on the upper crust of his jacket took center stage.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 June 2025
The Grand Hotel catered to the upper crust of American society—mainly, the descendants of successful 19th-century industrialists who were eager to flaunt their generational wealth.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
The sisters include the British novelist Nancy Freeman-Mitford, who wrote about the upper crust.
—Nina Metz, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
In addition, the magma reservoir at the upper crust beneath Yellowstone's caldera has not been well constrained, the researchers said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
Chris Evans is as good as he's ever been as rebel leader Curtis, but Tilda Swinton steals the show as a toothy, grotesque spokesman for the upper crust.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
To start way back at the beginning, the jewelry has had lasting appeal since ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire, when lower classes wore pierced bronze coins and the upper crust wore intricate coin medallions.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2025
Henry Golding is ready to return to the upper crust life of Nick Young as a Crazy Rich Asians series adaptation approaches production.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 June 2025
The low neck blazer with golden buttons was also worn with a chain necklace with assorted crosses, while a pin on the upper crust of his jacket took center stage.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 June 2025
The Grand Hotel catered to the upper crust of American society—mainly, the descendants of successful 19th-century industrialists who were eager to flaunt their generational wealth.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
The sisters include the British novelist Nancy Freeman-Mitford, who wrote about the upper crust.
—Nina Metz, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
In addition, the magma reservoir at the upper crust beneath Yellowstone's caldera has not been well constrained, the researchers said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
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