top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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The Harris County District Attorney's Office lost out on $6 million in funding because a top-ranking official didn't read a directive from the county's budgeting office.
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Shafaq Patel, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
Fossil fuel companies are among the world’s top-ranking companies, as seen in the Fortune 500 Europe list.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Sep. 2024
The top-ranking program in the world is Air France and KLM’s Flying Blue rewards program, according to point.me.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
Both series tallied a rounded 8.4 million views last week, which is low — but not unheard of — for top-ranking Netflix shows.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
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Shafaq Patel, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
Fossil fuel companies are among the world’s top-ranking companies, as seen in the Fortune 500 Europe list.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Sep. 2024
The top-ranking program in the world is Air France and KLM’s Flying Blue rewards program, according to point.me.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
Both series tallied a rounded 8.4 million views last week, which is low — but not unheard of — for top-ranking Netflix shows.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Top-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-ranking. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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