top-level
adjective
1
: highest in level, position, or rank
top-level executives
2
: involving people of the highest level, position, or rank
a top-level competition/meeting
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In that respect, that period around 2010 — the time when top-level football was briefly obsessed with pure passing midfielders in the Spanish style — was a particularly fertile period for future managers.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The only thing that replaces a top-level quarterback is a top-level quarterback.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The move for the former Washington National gave the Rangers another top-level starting pitcher and bolstered one of baseball’s best starting rotations.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 22 Jan. 2026
The search warrant at Natanson’s home was related to an investigation into Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, a government contractor with top-level security clearances, who was arrested on January 8 and charged with illegally retaining classified documents.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The only thing that replaces a top-level quarterback is a top-level quarterback.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The move for the former Washington National gave the Rangers another top-level starting pitcher and bolstered one of baseball’s best starting rotations.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 22 Jan. 2026
The search warrant at Natanson’s home was related to an investigation into Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, a government contractor with top-level security clearances, who was arrested on January 8 and charged with illegally retaining classified documents.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Top-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-level. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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