crowning

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The sound of Billie Eilish drifted overhead as candles flickered along every visible surface of Boom, the penthouse lounge crowning the Standard hotel in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

“I was very disillusioned,” he says, headphones crowning his dreadlocked updo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

His crowning moment was a stunning performance on the penultimate stage of last year's Giro to snatch the pink jersey and effectively ensure his second Grand Tour title.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The World Darts Championship in London is close to crowning its latest champion, as the sport traditionally played in British pubs enjoys surging interest thanks to rising star Luke Littler.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

From the overarching metal frame crowning each machine, wooden harnesses, carrying hundreds of warp threads drawn from a massive beam at the back of each loom, clanked up and down.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson