at the top of the list
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: better than all the others
I like all of his books, but this one is at the top of the list.
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South Florida’s appearance at the top of the list comes after several years of big price jumps, especially of single family homes.
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Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
As policymakers debate ways to reduce healthcare spending, expanding access to obesity treatments should be at the top of the list.
—Mario H. Lopez, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
At the same time, studios and streamers are approaching the next negotiating window with major above-the-line unions, with AI at the top of the list of issues to be raised by labor leaders.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Of the 60 women that responded to the ad, only 20 moved on to the second round of tryouts, and one of the players at the top of the list was University of Kansas basketball star Lynette Woodard.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
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Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
As policymakers debate ways to reduce healthcare spending, expanding access to obesity treatments should be at the top of the list.
—Mario H. Lopez, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
At the same time, studios and streamers are approaching the next negotiating window with major above-the-line unions, with AI at the top of the list of issues to be raised by labor leaders.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Of the 60 women that responded to the ad, only 20 moved on to the second round of tryouts, and one of the players at the top of the list was University of Kansas basketball star Lynette Woodard.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
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“At the top of the list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20top%20of%20the%20list. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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