high-ranking
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Most recently, the Chinese leader’s purge has even swallowed the network of the man who once ran it: Wang Qishan, the enforcer Xi trusted to hunt “tigers”—Beijing’s term for high-ranking officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Treason indictments against Robert E. Lee and other high-ranking Confederates were drawn up, then quietly shelved.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
She also scorched the DOJ lawyers—and specifically one high-ranking official, Lisa K. Hsiao—for deeply unethical behavior.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
One high-ranking executive seized the opportunity to make his first sale of 2026.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Commoners had to prostrate themselves before high-ranking chiefs.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
