front rank
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"But he's now been a front rank royal for 10 years. He's been around the block more than many current heads of State."
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
The films were critical and popular hits that vaulted Mr. Trintignant to the front rank of European cinema.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2022
It’s not only his place in the front rank of the art form — thanks to bringing his storied technological expertise to the epochal “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” trilogies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Ms. Wertmüller, an Italian despite the German-sounding last name, burst onto the cinematic scene with a series of idiosyncratic films that propelled her to the front rank of European directors.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
There at the corner, in the front rank of pedestrians, was a surgeon who had been operating all day.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
