front rank
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This deal, dubbed US-ELT, would give U.S. astronomers an advantage over Europeans: front rank telescopes in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2021
After that Mr Ouattara went back on his commitment to step away from the front rank of political life.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2020
But McNally’s streak of signature plays -- the ones that won him awards and brought him to the front rank of American playwriting -- didn’t begin until 1987, the year he turned 48.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2020
It is in the front rank of things that should be considered optional, easily sacrificed for the greater good.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2020
At the center of the front rank stood a rat who had been wounded in the first encounter at the Abbey.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
