as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
an interior designer who has intimate knowledge of the tastes of her upper-crust clientele
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
a specialty clothing store for the upper crust
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Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Right from the beginning, the sculptures drew the admiration of society’s wealthy upper crust, first in France and then in England.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
In focusing on the society kerfuffle between Truman Capote and some of the most powerful women of New York’s upper crust, Baitz has a clash that’s entirely inconsequential and yet cataclysmic within its milieu.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
Along the way, Todd reconnects with Mrs. Lovett (Tony award winner Annaleigh Ashford), a zany pie shop owner, and the pair strike up a devious deal to murder London's upper crust and bake them into mouthwatering meat pies for the lower-class to feast upon.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
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Sitting in a large auditorium in the nation's capital, Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice traded the spotlight of school board meetings in a tiny Florida county to take center stage before upper crust conservative Washington elites.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Right from the beginning, the sculptures drew the admiration of society’s wealthy upper crust, first in France and then in England.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
In focusing on the society kerfuffle between Truman Capote and some of the most powerful women of New York’s upper crust, Baitz has a clash that’s entirely inconsequential and yet cataclysmic within its milieu.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
Along the way, Todd reconnects with Mrs. Lovett (Tony award winner Annaleigh Ashford), a zany pie shop owner, and the pair strike up a devious deal to murder London's upper crust and bake them into mouthwatering meat pies for the lower-class to feast upon.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
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In the aristocratic social code where older means better and subtlety is king, the seventeen-thousand-pound topiary dragon commits the fatal crime of announcing wealth suddenly and loudly, a sure sign of it being recently acquired.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Many of these were once city palaces, converted churches, or aristocratic townhouses that still retain their elegant old-world charm but with stylishly contemporary finesse.Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
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In his 11th season and on a one-year, $1-million contract, Profar figured it out in San Diego, setting personal bests of a .380 on-base percentage, 24 home runs, 94 runs, 85 RBIs and a .280 batting average.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Goff has been a model of efficiency, completing 74.1% of his passes while posting career bests in yards per attempt and passer rating.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine Armour Born into nobility, then left with nothing by the Russian Revolution, Alexandra Galitzine Armour learned to treasure life’s little things, her family said.Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Most of the empire’s military elites consisted of non-Russians—mainly members of the Baltic German nobility.Cristina Florea, Foreign Affairs, 10 May 2022
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Most came from the Prussian aristocracy, a group traditionally wary of Hitler's populism and Nazi ideology.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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The royals and the aristocracy in England set the trend: some of the oldest topiaries in the country are the massive sculpted yew trees at Hampton Court, once the palace of Henry VIII.Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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More than half of the community’s founding pioneers were women, most of whom were typical upper class, 19th-century wives and mothers.Marissa C. Rhodes / Made by History, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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The grandeur of the buildings reflects the historic wealth of these villages, where two rare goods vital to the upper class – silk and nitre (for use in gunpowder) – were produced for centuries.The Week UK, theweek, 6 Oct. 2024
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Popular with the elite as a status symbol, silk also held monetary value and was often used in exchange for other goods such as spices, jewelry, weapons, and even enslaved people.Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Where his predecessors made their names aligning with Colombian elites, Petro acted as a renegade and started his own political party.Justin Worland/Bogotá, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Weather permitting but even in the occasional, rejuvenating drizzle, in wellies and hunting jackets like English gentry, Asher and Carol would tramp the grounds with the trio of dogs manic over every deer or rabbit.Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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As Industry expands its scope outside the trading floor and into the halls of power—involving government officials, media moguls, and members of Britain’s landed gentry—the stakes are about more than just money.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
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If the House of Representatives does not elect a president by Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, then the Vice-President elect becomes the interim President until the House comes to a decision.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
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The 2024 general elect ion will take place Tuesday, Nov. 5.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Upper-crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-crust. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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