upper crusts

noun

Definition of upper crustsnext
plural of upper crust
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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  1. best
  2. elect
  3. royalties
  4. societies
Noun
  • Historically, Rose, Whittaker and Willis all own career bests inside the NCAA top five performances of all-time.
    — Cory Mull, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The total for 2024 bests the previous high of $397 million reached in 2009, which was the first season in the new Yankee Stadium and is the last time the Bronx Bombers won the World Series.
    — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of best
Noun
  • That fee in turn gets deducted from the purchase price should the customer elect to buy it instead of returning the item.
    — Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2025
  • With every point so critical, will coach Martin St. Louis elect to give Dobes more starts — or perhaps even a run of games at some point?
    — Carol Schram, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Definition of elect
Noun
  • 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
  • Some examples of passive income include rental income, dividends, royalties, and online businesses.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of royalties
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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
  • 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
Definition of societies
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