crown jewels
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activos más valiosos
- The NASDAQ tracks the crown jewels of the technology-driven U.S. economy, the technology companies that boost productivity, but no one talks about the NASDAQ much these days.
- America's crown jewels
- country's crown jewels
- state's crown jewels
For me, for the longest time, my crown jewels were my sources.
- For me, for the longest time, my crown jewels were my sources.
- And so realize that the crown jewels of national governments, the codes used to protect all the secrets, can be broken with a quantum computer.
Examples
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To ensure future success, it's essential to protect the crown jewels of our organization, which are our most talented employees.
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And so realize that the crown jewels of national governments, the codes used to protect all the secrets, can be broken with a quantum computer.
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For me, for the longest time, my crown jewels were my sources.
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And don't forget to protect the crown jewels.
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Lord knows what MIT does here on math and science is irreplaceable and is one of the crown jewels of this country.
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They would stand alongside Yosemite, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon as part of the country's crown jewels.
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"... in state after state, the campaign turned over its voter lists—normally a closely guarded crown jewel—to volunteers, who used their own laptops and the unlimited night and weekend minutes of their cell phone plans to contact every name and populate a political organization from the ground up."
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The company's crown jewels include its proprietary technology and innovative products that set it apart from competitors.
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In the museum, the crown jewels of the collection are the rare artifacts that represent centuries of history.
Synonyms
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4.7
The most valuable part of a business, like a product or division
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4.9
The most valuable or important part of a group
How Valuable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The figurative sense 'the most valuable assets' is directly inferable from combining 'crown' (a symbol of highest status) with 'jewels' (very valuable items): together they naturally denote the most prized possessions. This metaphorical extension is straightforward and found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely understand the figurative meaning.
Etymology
Crown jewels is also used as a metaphor: imagine a king keeping the bright crown and valuable jewels locked away as the things he must protect most. So people call a company's or project's most important and valuable parts its 'crown jewels', meaning 'the items that must be kept safe'.