top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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According to the poll results, the top-ranking worries include the economy (60% worry a great deal), healthcare costs (59%), inflation (56%), federal spending and the budget deficit (53%), and the Social Security system (52%).
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
As of February, staffers from DOGE had pushed top-ranking officials at the Department of Education out of their offices, rearranged the furniture and set up white noise machines to muffle their voices, according to employees at the agency.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
Other top-ranking spots include destinations in Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025
The Academy Board of Governors and top-ranking leadership officials held an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss their response amid the backlash.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
As of February, staffers from DOGE had pushed top-ranking officials at the Department of Education out of their offices, rearranged the furniture and set up white noise machines to muffle their voices, according to employees at the agency.
—Lora Kolodny,ari Levy, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
Other top-ranking spots include destinations in Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025
The Academy Board of Governors and top-ranking leadership officials held an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss their response amid the backlash.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Top-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-ranking. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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