upper crust
noun
: the highest social class or group
especially
: the highest circle of the upper class
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the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry
a specialty clothing store for the upper crust
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By Shannon Carlin August 1, 2024 8:06 AM EDT
Kevin Kwan took inspiration for his best-selling 2013 rom-com, Crazy Rich Asians, from his own upper crust community in Singapore.
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
The Gentlemen Netflix put a lot of FYC muscle into the adaptation of Guy Ritchie’s 2019 upper crust crime flick.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 July 2024
But there’s a real cost to the region’s rental upper crust.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024
Meanwhile, although growth has created a middle class of sorts and even an upper crust of very wealthy Chinese, neither group has followed the anticipated script.
—John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
The Gentlemen Netflix put a lot of FYC muscle into the adaptation of Guy Ritchie’s 2019 upper crust crime flick.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 July 2024
But there’s a real cost to the region’s rental upper crust.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024
Meanwhile, although growth has created a middle class of sorts and even an upper crust of very wealthy Chinese, neither group has followed the anticipated script.
—John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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“Upper crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper%20crust. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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