top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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Throughout the conflict, the U.S. has repeatedly deployed top-ranking envoys to Israel in order to persuade Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hardline government to take measures to protect civilians in Gaza.
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Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Its Tuesday ruling furthered the international community’s efforts to bring justice against top-ranking Russians for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, which crossed the two-year mark last month.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Britain’s defense secretary, Grant Shapps, and the top-ranking officer in the Royal Navy were both aboard the Vanguard for the test on Jan. 30.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Immigration policy became his specialization during his tenure in Congress, and McConnell last year selected him to represent the GOP in negotiations as the top-ranking Republican on the Homeland Security panel’s Government Operations and Border Management Subcommittee.
—USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
While a top-ranking member of the administration said Bowser (D) plans to reinstitute the emergency soon, advocates and officials who pressed for the measure last year expressed disappointment that it had been allowed to sunset and implored the District to scale up its response to overdoses.
—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
The offices of Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Rep. Buddy Carter on Tuesday released a copy of the letter sent to top-ranking members of the House and Senate committees that would handle legislation to authorize a study.
—Russ Bynum, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
They were raised in Long Island and Palm Beach
Frank hailed from a prominent N.Y.C. family — his father was a top-ranking tennis player and actor — so his children grew up close by in Long Island, New York.
—Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
High-level strategy and major decisions instead come from top-ranking members of the Central Military Commission, which is chaired by Xi.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Its Tuesday ruling furthered the international community’s efforts to bring justice against top-ranking Russians for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, which crossed the two-year mark last month.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Britain’s defense secretary, Grant Shapps, and the top-ranking officer in the Royal Navy were both aboard the Vanguard for the test on Jan. 30.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Immigration policy became his specialization during his tenure in Congress, and McConnell last year selected him to represent the GOP in negotiations as the top-ranking Republican on the Homeland Security panel’s Government Operations and Border Management Subcommittee.
—USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
While a top-ranking member of the administration said Bowser (D) plans to reinstitute the emergency soon, advocates and officials who pressed for the measure last year expressed disappointment that it had been allowed to sunset and implored the District to scale up its response to overdoses.
—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
The offices of Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Rep. Buddy Carter on Tuesday released a copy of the letter sent to top-ranking members of the House and Senate committees that would handle legislation to authorize a study.
—Russ Bynum, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
They were raised in Long Island and Palm Beach
Frank hailed from a prominent N.Y.C. family — his father was a top-ranking tennis player and actor — so his children grew up close by in Long Island, New York.
—Emily Blackwood, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
High-level strategy and major decisions instead come from top-ranking members of the Central Military Commission, which is chaired by Xi.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
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