highest-ranking

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Now President Donald Trump's administration is increasingly weighing in, with Vance, a long-term critic of European migration policies, becoming the highest-ranking US official to comment on the killing.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

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

One was thought to be targeting the residence of the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat in Saudi Arabia, located a few hundred feet from the embassy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A grand ayatollah and source of emulation is among a select few of the highest-ranking clerics.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

The highest-ranking men of the British army had taken over the empty rebel mansions.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson