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On June 13, Israel assassinated high-ranking Iranian officials and neutralized Iranian air defenses.
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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
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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
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“High-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-ranking. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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