"best of the bunch" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1853, T. S. Arthur, chapter 11, in The Iron Rule:",
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          "ref": "1900, Fergus Hume, “‘Enter Mrs Pansey as Chorus’”, in Bishop Pendle: Or, The Bishop’s Secret, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Rand, McNally & Company, →OCLC, page 5:",
          "text": "Then there is Lucy; she is the best of the bunch, which is not saying much.",
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          "ref": "2005, Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos, Lost City, Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 514:",
          "text": "He proved the best of the bunch. He deserved better than being frozen like a Popsicle under that glacier.",
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        "The best or most preferred person or item within a group."
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        "(idiomatic) The best or most preferred person or item within a group."
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          "text": "Then there is Lucy; she is the best of the bunch, which is not saying much.",
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