cream of the crop
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Under Sean Ono Lennon’s direction, these collections have proven, time and time again, to be the cream of the crop when it comes to celebrating the post-Beatles legacy.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2025
“And let’s not skim over the facts here: Whole milk is truly the cream of the crop in delivering these key vitamins and nutrients to growing children.”
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2023
“When you play the cream of the crop in this league, you can’t have off nights,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
"Each year pubs start from a clean slate... which means we're really looking at the cream of the crop each time."
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2022
To put it another way, you pilots are the cream of the crop.
From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Bowen, Robert Sydney
