top-ranking

adjective

: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students

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The world’s best airline loyalty program Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ Flying Blue program is the top-ranking program for the second year running. AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025 Emmer, the top-ranking Minnesotan in Congress whose district covers swaths of Minneapolis suburbs, says the state’s mental health crisis is being exacerbated by Democratic messaging on transgender care. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025 However, homebuyers need to have twice that amount to afford a home in the top-ranking ZIP code, 33109. Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025 Jennifer Layden, another top-ranking CDC official, who oversees the agency’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, is also leaving the agency, according to Politico. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for top-ranking

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“Top-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-ranking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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