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Origin of crowned
First recorded in 1200–50, crowned is from the Middle English word crouned. See crown, -ed 2
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Becerra’s campaign leaned into his milquetoast persona and crowned him Tío Xavier — Uncle Xavier — to market him as a non-threatening moderate who happened to be Latino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Dating back to the 1950s, F1 has crowned Germans, Brits, Brazilians, and even an American named Mario Andretti without raising the Italian tricolore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001, after being crowned the world's best player at a ceremony in London.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 after being crowned the world's best player at a ceremony in London.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
In the crowd I hear a lady say, “You know they recently crowned a black girl for the first time at the Miss America pageant.”
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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