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
He was the highest-ranking military official to die in the long-running conflict since 2021.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The crackdown culminated in January with the purge of Xi’s closest military deputy, Gen. Zhang Youxia—the highest-ranking uniformed member of the party’s Central Military Commission, and one of China’s few senior generals with combat experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
A grand ayatollah and source of emulation is among a select few of the highest-ranking clerics.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
Secrecy was so critical, only the highest-ranking officers knew where the men were being sent.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
