at the top of the list
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: better than all the others
I like all of his books, but this one is at the top of the list.
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Syria, not surprisingly, is right up at the top of the list.
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Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
While there are no shortage of concerns for the region about its ally’s withdrawal and what that means for them domestically, Douglas said the climate crisis is at the top of the list.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Sure, there were Hall of Famers at the top of the list; Modano, Brian Leetch, Brett Hull, Chris Chelios, Phil Housley and Jeremy Roenick were, to varying degrees, still in their primes.
—James Mirtle, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Countries that face immediate threats from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia should be at the top of the list.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
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Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
While there are no shortage of concerns for the region about its ally’s withdrawal and what that means for them domestically, Douglas said the climate crisis is at the top of the list.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Sure, there were Hall of Famers at the top of the list; Modano, Brian Leetch, Brett Hull, Chris Chelios, Phil Housley and Jeremy Roenick were, to varying degrees, still in their primes.
—James Mirtle, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Countries that face immediate threats from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia should be at the top of the list.
—Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
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