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Keanu Reeves leads the ensemble cast as Gabriel, a low-ranking guardian angel who spends his days presiding over Los Angeles drivers who text behind the wheel.
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Instead, low-ranking, part-time personnel mis-managed the risks, resulting in disastrous consequences.
—Holly Ramer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
In the film, Reeves plays a bumbling, low-ranking angel who swaps the lives of Ansari, a down-on-his-luck L.A. gig worker, and Seth Rogen, a wealthy tech exec living the good life in the Hollywood Hills.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Among the signatories sent by each of the major Allied powers was a relatively low-ranking Canadian: Col. Lawrence Cosgrave, Canada's defense attaché to Australia at the time.
—Henry Larson, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Several low-ranking states in Archbridge’s report have not implemented a universal recognition policy, including Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
For decades, landing a head-coaching job in college football required climbing a career ladder that usually started as a low-ranking graduate assistant, then to a position coach, then a can’t-miss coordinator.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Unlike many of the low-ranking states, however, Texas performed fairly well in military engagement, ranking No. 13 overall.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
My own life as a dismally low-ranking yeoman began just out of high school.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Instead, low-ranking, part-time personnel mis-managed the risks, resulting in disastrous consequences.
—Holly Ramer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
In the film, Reeves plays a bumbling, low-ranking angel who swaps the lives of Ansari, a down-on-his-luck L.A. gig worker, and Seth Rogen, a wealthy tech exec living the good life in the Hollywood Hills.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Among the signatories sent by each of the major Allied powers was a relatively low-ranking Canadian: Col. Lawrence Cosgrave, Canada's defense attaché to Australia at the time.
—Henry Larson, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Several low-ranking states in Archbridge’s report have not implemented a universal recognition policy, including Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
For decades, landing a head-coaching job in college football required climbing a career ladder that usually started as a low-ranking graduate assistant, then to a position coach, then a can’t-miss coordinator.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Unlike many of the low-ranking states, however, Texas performed fairly well in military engagement, ranking No. 13 overall.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
My own life as a dismally low-ranking yeoman began just out of high school.
—Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
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“Low-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-ranking. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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