front rank
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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
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
On March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks, a former slave, was in the front rank of an angry crowd facing several British soldiers armed with bayonet-tipped muskets.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
