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

That form earned him a £6.9m move to his hometown club Eintracht in late December, crowning a remarkable rise from the lower leagues to the top of the German game.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 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

It was the crowning aquatic glory of Paris, indeed, of the entire civilized world.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel