the crown
noun
1
or the Crown
: the government of a country that is officially ruled by a king or queen
the blessing of the Spanish crown
allegiance to the crown
She was appointed by the Crown.
2
: the position of power that a king or queen has
When the king died childless, his brother assumed the crown.
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Built in Shanghai, carrier Fujian and the Type 076 are the crown jewels of a military expansion that has seen Beijing grow its navy into the world’s largest, with more than 340 warships to its name.
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Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Each person’s signature dish could rival the next, but for me, the crown jewel was Nana's Marinated Pea Salad.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
As my all-time favorite band Linkin Park likes to scream, heavy is the crown.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Earlier this month, Wawa earned the crown in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's Convenience Store study, Axios' Mike D'Onofrio reports.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Each person’s signature dish could rival the next, but for me, the crown jewel was Nana's Marinated Pea Salad.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
As my all-time favorite band Linkin Park likes to scream, heavy is the crown.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Earlier this month, Wawa earned the crown in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's Convenience Store study, Axios' Mike D'Onofrio reports.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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