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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This is meant to be the time to develop the conditioning needed to break records or run personal bests later in the year.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025 -
Historically, Rose, Whittaker and Willis all own career bests inside the NCAA top five performances of all-time.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Speaking last month at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the company would seek to revise its $22.3 billion Sunday-afternoon package, should the NFL elect to trigger the opt-out option.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Atif Zaim, current U.S. consulting leader and deputy chair elect at KPMG, sees this moment as an opportunity to improve his consulting practice.—
Haniya Rae,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The new deal will allow over 330,000 rights holders to receive royalties where their music is used on Audius across a broad territorial footprint, including sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some examples of passive income include rental income, dividends, royalties, and online businesses.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Previously, the region was seen as largely unfavorable for food production and large-scale human societies in ancient times.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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These one-off events throughout history have resulted in disastrous demographic drops, but societies almost always bounce back.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Upper crusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper%20crusts. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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