the upper crust
noun
informal
: the highest social class or group : upper class
the upper crust of American society
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In addition, the magma reservoir at the upper crust beneath Yellowstone's caldera has not been well constrained, the researchers said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
The Kansas City, Mo., native is considered to be outside the upper crust of the position in this class.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2025
Snagging a win against the upper crust of the ACC could go a long way in solidifying things for the Cardinal, similar to Arizona taking down top-notch Stanford last season.
—Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Ski trips are often seen as the kind of vacation that's only available to the upper crust.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Consider just one scene in Robert Altman’s crime-fiction masterpiece Gosford Park (2001) in which Smith and a suite of veteran British actors playing the upper crust of 1930s English society dine in a country estate.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2024
Take the State Guest Mansions, a development envisioned as the palatial homes for the upper crust of society.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2024
In Titanic, Winslet played the upper crust passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 July 2024
Not so much Charlie’s ex-wife Martha (Diane Lane, outstanding), who feels shunted aside by the upper crust in town.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
The Kansas City, Mo., native is considered to be outside the upper crust of the position in this class.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2025
Snagging a win against the upper crust of the ACC could go a long way in solidifying things for the Cardinal, similar to Arizona taking down top-notch Stanford last season.
—Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Ski trips are often seen as the kind of vacation that's only available to the upper crust.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Consider just one scene in Robert Altman’s crime-fiction masterpiece Gosford Park (2001) in which Smith and a suite of veteran British actors playing the upper crust of 1930s English society dine in a country estate.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2024
Take the State Guest Mansions, a development envisioned as the palatial homes for the upper crust of society.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2024
In Titanic, Winslet played the upper crust passenger Rose DeWitt Bukater.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 July 2024
Not so much Charlie’s ex-wife Martha (Diane Lane, outstanding), who feels shunted aside by the upper crust in town.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
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