league table
noun
British
: a list of teams, schools, hospitals, etc. that shows them in order from best to worst
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Spurs currently sit 16th in the league table, and will finish somewhere between 11th and 17th.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The 10 such businesses either started in Estonia or with the input of Estonians include Skype and Wise (formerly Transferwise) and put it towards the top of the world league table for the number of such businesses per head of population.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Chelsea sits in sixth place in the league table with 57 points, winning 16 times and drawing nine matches.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
His last game in charge was the defeat by Spurs which left the club bottom of the league table and 22 points behind 17th-place Wolverhampton Wanderers.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Simply looking at the league table does not tell the full story.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
But the encouraging news is that the Lions have scored nine goals over that period, giving Orlando City the perfect springboard to earn another victory and climb further up the league table.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Ireland entered this year's tournament as two-time reigning champions and had a chance to be the first team to win three in a row, but the team will need a win and for France and England to not get wins in their final game as the team currently sits third in the league table.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Liverpool’s reward for finishing top of the league table?
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The 10 such businesses either started in Estonia or with the input of Estonians include Skype and Wise (formerly Transferwise) and put it towards the top of the world league table for the number of such businesses per head of population.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Chelsea sits in sixth place in the league table with 57 points, winning 16 times and drawing nine matches.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
His last game in charge was the defeat by Spurs which left the club bottom of the league table and 22 points behind 17th-place Wolverhampton Wanderers.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Simply looking at the league table does not tell the full story.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
But the encouraging news is that the Lions have scored nine goals over that period, giving Orlando City the perfect springboard to earn another victory and climb further up the league table.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Ireland entered this year's tournament as two-time reigning champions and had a chance to be the first team to win three in a row, but the team will need a win and for France and England to not get wins in their final game as the team currently sits third in the league table.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Liverpool’s reward for finishing top of the league table?
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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“League table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/league%20table. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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