highest-ranking
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In the emailed document, titled by the writer as an “Apology and Explanation,” Allen allegedly wrote that Trump administration officials would be “prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest” in terms of how he targeted them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
A grand ayatollah and source of emulation is among a select few of the highest-ranking clerics.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
In January, China's highest-ranking military general Zhang Youxia and his close ally Liu Zhenli were removed from their roles.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Rubio will be the highest-ranking US official ever to visit Saint Kitts and Nevis, a former British colony of around 50,000 people that is among the world's smallest countries.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
One of First National’s highest-ranking officers wasn’t above taking undisclosed interests in some of the ventures in which the bank lent money.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
