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preeminent

[pree-em-uh-nuhnt] / priˈɛm ə nənt /


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“The Finals run supports the value of the team and company, marking it a preeminent sports franchise,” DiMatteo noted.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

His glasswork, she said, is understood as preeminent by Tiffany historians, who don’t often come by artists who can authentically reproduce the luster of age-worn glass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

That’s because the Office of Legal Counsel is “the Executive Branch’s preeminent legal advisor,” wrote federal judge Florence Pan in 2025.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

"American's Miami hub is the preeminent US gateway to Latin America, and our service to Venezuela is a key part of our history and our future," said the airline's chief commercial officer Nat Pieper.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Within the decade, Oppenheimer’s theoretical teachings and Ernest Lawrence’s cyclotron would transform Berkeley into very much Caltech’s superior—no longer a desert but the preeminent center of nuclear physics in the world.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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