as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry
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Nahshon Wright, Chicago Wright, 27, is a five-year veteran who made the Pro Bowl last season after having career bests in starts (16), interceptions (five, one returned for a touchdown), passes defended (11) and tackles (80).—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
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Foegele, 29, had the best season of his career in his first year as a King, with personal bests in goals, assists, points and plus-minus rating.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Husted was Ohio's lieutenant governor-elect in early 2019, when prosecutors claim Jones and Dowling bribed the late Randazzo in exchange for legislative and regulatory favors.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Time will tell whether the duo elects to also return to Miami.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Ideology and hypocrisy Sabti says the credibility of the system is also undermined by the behavior of Iran’s own elites.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Bannon has used the term globalists to refer to Silicon Valley elites, media executives, neoconservative foreign-policy hawks, proponents of lightly regulated global markets, and Jared Kushner.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last year, more than a third of artists making $10,000 on the platform in royalties started by self-releasing their music through independent distributors.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Lithium royalties have also shifted to a sliding scale.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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For two-week trips specifically, her trick is to create a capsule wardrobe with four bottoms, six tops, and one sweater, all of which can be mixed and matched.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Whole carrots with tops give this pot-roast dish an elegant and springy look for Easter.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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When societies lose their grounding — in human dignity, and the belief that justice is not merely the will of the powerful — Jews are among the first to suffer.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Why are smart girls considered a threat in some societies?—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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Violas have smaller flowers and stay shorter.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Front Range could see several inches of snow on Friday after weeks of unseasonably warm weather across that prompted flowers to bloom and trees to bud.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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There’s a certain dignity, rawness, and honesty to her, and those are qualities that make a rare combination.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Still, Martindale pointed to Ricard, a six-time Pro Bowler, as an example of how Harbaugh finds players and develops their best qualities to fit the team.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Upper crusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper%20crusts. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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