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Recent Examples of top dogAs soon as the underdog becomes the top dog, their defeat is to some a triumph.—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 May 2025 This marks the first time the Tigers have entered the postseason as the sport’s top dog.—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 There’s a new top dog in women’s college gymnastics.—Caroline Price, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Just wait until the top dogs get going again, which is all but inevitable.—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for top dog
The ultimate ruler on the appeal of the board’s decision is the board.
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Mercury News Editorial,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
But today’s escalating tensions go back to 1953, when British oil companies and the CIA orchestrated a coup and installed the Shah of Iran, a secular ruler willing to accommodate Big Oil and other corporate interests in the West.
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Robert Polner,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
Sentinel Standouts Nikolas Blake, Hagerty, Jr. Buzz: Class 3A third placer in 150-pound weight class.
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Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
The company acquired 102 federal mining claims in the Lisbon Valley of Utah in November 2021 and expanded its holdings to 743 placer claims over 14,320 acres by July 2023.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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