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creme de la creme

[krem duh lah krem, krem duh la krem] / ˈkrɛm də lɑ ˈkrɛm, krɛm də la ˈkrɛm /


crème de la crème


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The crème de la crème, however, is the pro shop, which is the only place where one can buy an item adorned with the Club’s logo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

"We will take everyone through town to the Northern Meeting Park where the ceilidh begins with the crème de la crème of Scotland's traditional music scene."

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2023

We played with so many different elements, but what finally opened on Broadway was just the crème de la crème of all the things we had worked on for “Aladdin.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

The top-end S21 Ultra was the crème de la crème, with a slightly bigger 6.8-inch display, a whopping 108MP main rear camera, a 40MP front-facing camera — and an equally whopping starting price of $1,199.

From The Verge • Feb. 10, 2022

Namely, that the putative crème de la crème impart their enriching essence to the milkier orders.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell