best of the bunch in English

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      "tags": [
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          "ref": "1853, T. S. Arthur, chapter 11, in The Iron Rule",
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        "(idiomatic) The best or most preferred person or item within a group."
      ],
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  "word": "best of the bunch"
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      "form": "best of the bunch",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    {
      "word": "pick of the litter"
    }
  ],
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"best of the bunch" meaning in English

Noun