as in chief
highest in rank or authority
the supereminent authority in the field of Shakespearean scholarship
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He's partnered with Ridge (the maker of high-tech wallets, power banks and phone cases), serving as its chief creative partner and releasing a brand collection of chargers, suitcases and keychains.
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Former South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigator Ryan Kelly was fired from his position as chief inspector for the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office on June 8, the agency confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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This decision was made with the best interests of our students and families as the foremost priority, ensuring that Chartiers Valley students continue to receive safe, reliable, and consistent transportation to and from school.
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Kuperwasser, who served in the Israeli military for 35 years, believes that Hezbollah’s foremost goal is to return to the south along with the civilian population, a possibility repeatedly ruled out by Israel’s high command.
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There’s no shortage of Prime Day deals to score right now, but these top 10 finds are knockouts.
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Playing the Atlanta Dream, the Eastern Conference’s top team, Golden State hit 15 3-pointers to cruise to a 77-66 win at home and snap its two-game losing streak.
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Or perhaps the Black policemen, who often watched the house without their white commanding officer, secretly sympathized with the uprising.
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Moments after the Knicks completed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history in Game 4 — erasing a 29-point deficit to take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the San Antonio Spurs — Stiller burst through the postgame interview room doors like the Kool-Aid Man.
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But those changes in the supreme law of the land, as well as civil rights legislation passed by Congress, didn’t mean much for millions of Black citizens of the United States.
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Mojtaba Khamenei was pronounced supreme leader shortly after the missile attack that killed his father.
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Giants second baseman Luis Arraez left Tuesday night’s game against the Athletics after fouling a ball off his right foot in the bottom of the first inning and is questionable for Wednesday night’s matchup.
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Karaban earned first-team All-Big East Conference honors as a senior this season.
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The only thing locked in right now is that Williams is the lead guy.
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Miranda and Davis penned the music, lyrics, and book for the show, while Miranda is also one of the lead producers.
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Christiano Ronaldo scores a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international compitition.
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And the script’s very cute but deeply dumb leading man, Alex (Nico Carney), climbs a flight of stairs toward his best friend’s bedroom door.
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“Supereminent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supereminent. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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