ranks

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Haddad took over a sharply diminished operation and set out to rebuild its ranks, attracting thousands of recruits, though they were poorly trained and equipped.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The 30-year-old former world number one amateur ranks tied 143rd - out of a 156-man field - with his driving accuracy - but has used his short irons superbly to launch a challenge.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Shares of companies that rode high and survived the dot-com bust — but were then relegated to the tech sector’s back ranks during the decades that followed — have suddenly come alive again.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

In Switzerland, colorectal cancer ranks among the country's three most common cancers, with around 4,500 new diagnoses every year.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

When they were on duty, they had to call each other by their ranks and surnames; off duty, they could use their first names—or even sweet or funny nicknames.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein