top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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The top-ranking Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations, Intelligence and Armed Services committees warned President Trump in a letter Thursday that his administration’s tariff policy is hurting American security interests by antagonizing allies in Europe and Asia.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 May 2025
In my opinion, the Winnie blowup feels like a lawsuit waiting to happen… firing a top-ranking woman right after her show gets to number one?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Several of the top-ranking companies across all three lists this year also took the top spots last year.
—Haniya Rae, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Mickey Guyton has a way of dazzling everyone in her path — including, maybe most of all, her fellow top-ranking musicians.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 May 2025
In my opinion, the Winnie blowup feels like a lawsuit waiting to happen… firing a top-ranking woman right after her show gets to number one?
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Several of the top-ranking companies across all three lists this year also took the top spots last year.
—Haniya Rae, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Mickey Guyton has a way of dazzling everyone in her path — including, maybe most of all, her fellow top-ranking musicians.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Top-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-ranking. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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