crème de la crème
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The 17 songs contained in this package represent the crème de la crème of superior American songs, nearly all of which were written for works of musical theater and film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
One of the planet's most stunning cities has played host to the "crème de la crème" of Olympic royalty.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2024
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
Felco No. 2 hand pruners are a Swiss-made classic, the crème de la crème of garden pruners and, lately, hard to come by.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2021
Namely, that the putative crème de la crème impart their enriching essence to the milkier orders.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
"They're being carved out of beautiful limestone, and they'll be Corinthian -- the Corinthian design which is considered the creme de la creme," said Trump.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
He described the potential of playing Mexico in the Azteca on Sunday as the "dream game of all games" and the "creme de la creme".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
"And then, the creme de la creme, you have to fight one another. With love," he said.
From Fox News ● Jul. 14, 2021
And I have especially never committed myself to English league soccer, the creme de la creme.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 5, 2019
I stand there, baffled, as they all file off to meet the creme de la creme of Baltimore's elite.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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