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crown

[kroun] / kraʊn /






VERB
hit, usually on head
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The crown princess had exchanged hundreds of emails with the disgraced Epstein between 2011 and 2014, and stayed in his Florida house when he was not there.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Now, if the Lakers deal is approved, a Kushner will lay claim to one of the crown jewels of American sports and its prized courtside real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Just four months after Arsenal won the Premier League under the ownership of US billionaire Stan Kroenke, Liverpool's hierarchy have opted for outside investment in a bid to regain the crown.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

If Mark Walter is selling one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles sports, is he about to sell the other?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

There was Opal, Queen Opal, wearing a golden crown on her head and a gown embroidered with gold thread.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

A cypress, representing the Tree of Life, crowns the central portal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

She was awarded back-to-back Ballon d'Or crowns in 2021 and 2022 and is favourite to win it again this year.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

James sparked the Miami Heat to NBA crowns in 2013 and 2014, brought his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers a title in 2016 and delivered a championship for the Lakers in 2020.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

A former world number two, Zverev has won 24 ATP titles in his career, including seven Masters crowns, is a two-time Tour Finals champion and won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

From BBC May 31, 2026

Their crowns entwined and crisscrossed and whispered with rain, and bowed and shifted as troops of monkeys passed through them like currents of wind, leaping from crown to crown, crying their untranslatable cries.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

They risk becoming like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whom Florida’s Chamber of Commerce crowned “Florida’s Economic Developer of the Year” for inducing New York City wealth to move south.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Fernandes recorded a Premier League record 21 assists last season and is favourite to be crowned PFA Player of the Year for 2025-26 in Manchester next week.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

At 11 years old, Sivanandan had just been crowned as Britain’s youngest ever women’s chess champion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Araujo is under contract at the Nou Camp until 2031 but he only made 11 league starts last season as Barca were crowned Spanish champions for the 29th time.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“The winners will face each other in a final duel. Whoever wins will be crowned King’s Champion. Is that clear?”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Held at the 1971 crab derby in Crisfield, Md., it drew less attention than sailboat races, greased pig contests and the crowning of Miss Crustacean.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Putting him on the almighty dollar would be the crowning achievement of these efforts.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Sixty years of hurt later, this remains the Three Lions' crowning glory.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

In a career that has taken the former London transport boss around the world, delivering a new Penn Station, he says, would be his crowning achievement: “To me, this is the daddy.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

In the days that followed his crowning the King sat on his throne in the Hall of the Kings and pronounced his judgements.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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