front rank
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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
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
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
