highest rank

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Magnus Norton “arrived on the Bay fifty years ago with nothing in his pockets” and has risen to the highest rank at the company’s Prince of Wales’ Fort in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

His second title takes him a step closer to promotion to the exalted highest rank of yokozuna, a feat no European-born wrestler has ever achieved.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Serving and former service personnel had become suspicious of the supposed rear admiral - the third highest rank in the Royal Navy - when they saw his sword and the rare Distinguished Service Order medal.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

At that time, the Boy Scouts of America said that girls would be able to earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout.

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

Of the sculptors, Canova, of course, holds by far the highest rank; many of his works are certainly very beautifully designed and executed.

From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by Knowles, John