crowning

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Crowning the visit: the designation of Riyadh as a major non-NATO ally and a promise that the U.S. would sell Saudi Arabia its most advanced jet fighter, the F-35.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Crowning a barely there, computer-generated song the soundtrack of the season isn’t as far-fetched as it might seem.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

Crowning the Kanuris’ achievement during this period was the establishment of a tributary state in Bornu, southwest of Lake Chad.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Crowning the pie is a streusel-like topping that adds a little more sweetness and some extra crunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2017

She said that she was going out to attend a Crowning of the May Queen at some church, but since it isn’t May, I tend to doubt her veracity.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole