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crown

[kroun] / kraʊn /






VERB
hit, usually on head
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It’s too early to crown winners, but one firm is betting on two of the sector’s dark horses.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Still, the Mount Olympus property, which was originally built in 1980, was certainly one of the jewels in that crown.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Texas and California have been in a tug-of-war for the crown.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In legal filings, Justice portrays the Rowlings as rivals trying to “pilfer one of West Virginia’s crown jewels.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

I didn’t know it then, but the merchant’s crown was all Samir, the Seller of Dreams, ever thought about.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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