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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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Adding a power threat is undeniably at the top of the list.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
South Florida’s appearance at the top of the list comes after several years of big price jumps, especially of single family homes.
—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
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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Adding a power threat is undeniably at the top of the list.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
South Florida’s appearance at the top of the list comes after several years of big price jumps, especially of single family homes.
—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
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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