as in big(s)
the highest level of a field of endeavor
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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Scouting Grade for Cooper Pratt: 55 at this stage of his career
Pratt is an above average major league prospect, a grade 55 player.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Sam — a womanizer and former major league baseball player — had a love-hate relationship with Diane, an aspiring writer.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Here are some things to know about the history of beards in major league baseball.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
His nine saves were second-most among major league rookies and second-most by a Rockies rookie reliever in franchise history behind Carlos Estévez’s 11 in 2016.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2025
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Sam — a womanizer and former major league baseball player — had a love-hate relationship with Diane, an aspiring writer.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Here are some things to know about the history of beards in major league baseball.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
His nine saves were second-most among major league rookies and second-most by a Rockies rookie reliever in franchise history behind Carlos Estévez’s 11 in 2016.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20league. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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