at the head of

idiom

: at the top of (a ranking)
She's at the head of her class.

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Harry sits at the head of the table between the Dogan and the Lazaro crime syndicates, who are at each other’s throats. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025 The two sat at the head of the table during team dinners, were the ringleaders of fantasy football, the big bettors in cards, Lowe said. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 By the close of their show, after having mimed chasing after the performance’s nonexistent plot, Tatarsky sat at the head of a table, facing the audience, eating Life cereal with milk, with their hands, out of an empty skull, and at one point chewed and swallowed a cigarette. Priscilla Posada, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025 In addition to the pitching upgrades, a bountiful farm system is producing a plethora of prospects; Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, and Marcelo Mayer rank at the head of the class. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the head of

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“At the head of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20head%20of. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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