top dogs

Definition of top dogsnext
plural of top dog

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rulers
Noun
  • Hanoi’s rulers are looking to the private sector to drive growth.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • For generations, the Sea had been the lifeblood of the Karakalpak people, who lived as seminomadic pastoralists under various rulers, including khanates, tsars, the USSR, and now independent Uzbekistan.
    Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Top dogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20dogs. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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