top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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Emmer, the top-ranking Minnesotan in Congress whose district covers swaths of Minneapolis suburbs, says the state’s mental health crisis is being exacerbated by Democratic messaging on transgender care.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
However, homebuyers need to have twice that amount to afford a home in the top-ranking ZIP code, 33109.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Layden, another top-ranking CDC official, who oversees the agency’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, is also leaving the agency, according to Politico.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In the top-ranking state, Arkansas, residents pay on average 1.64 percent of their median monthly household income for one men's barbershop haircut and one women's salon visit.
—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
However, homebuyers need to have twice that amount to afford a home in the top-ranking ZIP code, 33109.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Layden, another top-ranking CDC official, who oversees the agency’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology, is also leaving the agency, according to Politico.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In the top-ranking state, Arkansas, residents pay on average 1.64 percent of their median monthly household income for one men's barbershop haircut and one women's salon visit.
—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Top-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-ranking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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