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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In Pennsylvania, Yeadon, Delaware County, ranks at the top of the list, followed by West Norriton, Montgomery County, and Wallingford, Delaware County.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
New York — Amazon has surpassed Walmart as the world’s largest company, measured by sales, breaking Walmart’s 13-year streak at the top of the list.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Content creator Isa Sung shared her Lunar New Year do’s and don’ts in a recent TikTok, with avoiding hair washing at the top of the list.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
That should put Sweden back at the top of the list of bronze-medal favorites; the blue line has Hedman, an in-his-prime Norris candidate in Rasmus Dahlin, a bounce-back likely Hall of Famer in Erik Karlsson and plenty of other highly competent NHL players.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
New York — Amazon has surpassed Walmart as the world’s largest company, measured by sales, breaking Walmart’s 13-year streak at the top of the list.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Content creator Isa Sung shared her Lunar New Year do’s and don’ts in a recent TikTok, with avoiding hair washing at the top of the list.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
That should put Sweden back at the top of the list of bronze-medal favorites; the blue line has Hedman, an in-his-prime Norris candidate in Rasmus Dahlin, a bounce-back likely Hall of Famer in Erik Karlsson and plenty of other highly competent NHL players.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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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 1 Mar. 2026.
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