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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Having first learned woodworking in sixth grade, Javits tweaked existing wooden blocks for the crown and brim to make the custom looks.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
Flashback: Last year, Chicago hosted a Jeremy Allen White contest which drew dozens of contestants vying for the crown (and a pack of cigarettes).
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
January 8, 2025 Generation Alpha Prior to January 2025, this was the youngest generation until Gen Beta took the crown.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
There’s a little disagreement about who sits on top, with Counterpoint reporting that Samsung led by market share for the year, while IDC and Canalys each claim that Apple took the crown.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
Flashback: Last year, Chicago hosted a Jeremy Allen White contest which drew dozens of contestants vying for the crown (and a pack of cigarettes).
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
January 8, 2025 Generation Alpha Prior to January 2025, this was the youngest generation until Gen Beta took the crown.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
There’s a little disagreement about who sits on top, with Counterpoint reporting that Samsung led by market share for the year, while IDC and Canalys each claim that Apple took the crown.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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