top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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Airstrikes have also killed the head of its Supreme National Security Council and a raft of other top-ranking leaders.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Airstrikes have also killed its supreme leader, the head of its Supreme National Security Council and a raft of other top-ranking military and political leaders.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has removed three top-ranking deputies from its command staff.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The sole woman was Jessica Cohen, a top-ranking broker at Elliman.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Airstrikes have also killed its supreme leader, the head of its Supreme National Security Council and a raft of other top-ranking military and political leaders.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has removed three top-ranking deputies from its command staff.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The sole woman was Jessica Cohen, a top-ranking broker at Elliman.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for top-ranking
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