front rank

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Thomas Mann was just 26 years old when the publication of his first novel, “Buddenbrooks,” placed him in the front rank of German writers.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 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

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