crown jewel
noun
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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Examples of crown jewel in a Sentence
The painting is the crown jewel of the museum's collection.
one of the company's crown jewels
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After deciding to outsource, the company had announced that the facility, once a crown jewel in a vast media empire, would shut down sometime in 2024.
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Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Ascertain potential risks: Perform a risk assessment to understand where your crown jewels are, who is managing the data (internally or externally), what risks and vulnerabilities exist, and what security measures or controls are lacking.
—Michelle Drolet, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
At the center of the winter wonderland stands the pop-up crown jewel — a towering 12-foot Christmas tree adorned in glistening lights and ornaments.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
Lan Ha Bay is Cát Bà Island’s crown jewel, where imposing limestone karsts bursting out of jade-green water craft an otherworldly landscape.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Ascertain potential risks: Perform a risk assessment to understand where your crown jewels are, who is managing the data (internally or externally), what risks and vulnerabilities exist, and what security measures or controls are lacking.
—Michelle Drolet, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
At the center of the winter wonderland stands the pop-up crown jewel — a towering 12-foot Christmas tree adorned in glistening lights and ornaments.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
Lan Ha Bay is Cát Bà Island’s crown jewel, where imposing limestone karsts bursting out of jade-green water craft an otherworldly landscape.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20jewel. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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