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That said, this is a Rams team that many have been crowning as the champions-elect for weeks and not without good reason.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

For the past six years, I have been crowning an annual Name of the Year on my website, BabyNameWizard.com, each December.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2011

It is a critical moment in life when middle age awakens a man from the illusions that have been crowning the earlier years with inward glory.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 5: On Pattison's Memoirs by Morley, John