the pick of the bunch
noun phrase
: the best one of a group
I read many books this summer, and that was the pick of the bunch.
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Callum Burton was the pick of the bunch last night, twice denying United striker Rhian Brewster, including from the penalty spot.
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Yet the pick of the bunch was a second Masters triumph last month.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Yet the pick of the bunch was a second Masters triumph last month.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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“The pick of the bunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pick%20of%20the%20bunch. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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