preeminent

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Having suppressed its military for years in an attempt to atone for the horrors it perpetrated, can Germany fulfil its newfound ambition to become Europe's preeminent military power?

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Byron Wien, who passed away in 2023, was one of Wall Street’s preeminent strategists, in a career mostly at Morgan Stanley, known for his annual “10 surprises” report.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

In that book, it was important to us to highlight Congress’ clear role as the preeminent lawmaking body in the federal government.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

The president is the preeminent figure in the national government.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

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