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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Recent Examples of upper-crust
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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The trip includes a stay at an aristocratic palazzo in Palermo, excursions to the medieval town of Erice for the Christmas market, and to C0stinaci for the Presepe Vivente (live Nativity).Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Shazad plays Edgar Linton, a wealthy, aristocratic man who marries Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie).Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Williams, 27, played a career-low 10 games for the Storm last season, but her 8.4 points and 3.8 assists are career bests.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Despite missing that chunk of the season, Nichushkin finished with 28 goals and 53 points in 54 games — both new personal bests.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
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Inside the castle, wander through rooms filled with original furniture and artwork, offering glimpses into the lives of Danish nobility through the centuries.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Superhuman divinity as a revelation of Buddhist perfection, dressed in a toga related to Greco-Roman nobility and carved in the realist style of classical sculpture, is brilliantly portrayed by an unidentified artist working in Asia.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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Not the European aristocracy, which surrendered much of its wealth to industrialization and estate taxes.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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The sport has been a part of the Black middle class and aristocracy since 1890, when the leaders of Tuskegee University in Alabama, an HBCU co-founded in 1881 by Dr. Booker T. Washington, built a tennis court on its grounds.Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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The Black middle and upper classes have grown significantly.John Eligon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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Women like her provide a crucial point of connection between Gotham’s mainstream upper classes, and the tarnished wealth of organized crime.Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Guardiola has won a remarkable 18 trophies – including a historic treble of the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in 2023 – during his tenure, overseeing the club’s transition from wealthy challenger to part of soccer’s elite.Jamie Barton, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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His memoir illustrated some of the working class frustrations that led to Trump's first victory in 2016, and laid the groundwork for issues that would become central to his politics today – criticism of foreign intervention, free trade policies and betrayal by America’s elites.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 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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But even states that elect coroners have some oversight.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Governor Mike Kehoe became the governor elect on Tuesday with a decisive victory over Democratic nominee Crystal Quade.Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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