top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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The brand’s Under Eye Brightener remains the top-ranking product in the Amazon Cosmetics category.
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
Barbary macaque troops are also matriarchal, with dominance determined by relatedness to the top-ranking female.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The top-ranking position will be Curran's first job at the service's headquarters.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
Progress during the Trump administration halted after then-FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb stepped down from the agency, according to a former top-ranking official.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025
Barbary macaque troops are also matriarchal, with dominance determined by relatedness to the top-ranking female.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The top-ranking position will be Curran's first job at the service's headquarters.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
Progress during the Trump administration halted after then-FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb stepped down from the agency, according to a former top-ranking official.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Top-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-ranking. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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