high-ranking

adjective

: having a high rank or position
high-ranking officials

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On June 13, Israel assassinated high-ranking Iranian officials and neutralized Iranian air defenses. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 Israel launched an airstrike Saturday on a building in Gaza City, saying the target was a high-ranking Hamas member. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025 The case soon implicates high-ranking U.S. naval base officers and stretches back to the 1950s, when the arrival of the Sixth Fleet turned Rota into a rare enclave of vice and freedom during Franco’s Spain. Menárguez and Guión Alto’s Luis Lloret are the series screenwriters. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025 Several high-ranking officials have left the agency since President Donald Trump took office, raising concerns about whether FEMA will be equipped to handle a large-scale disaster. Courtney Rozen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-ranking

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“High-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-ranking. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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