ranks

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"It doesn't suck," Stanley told AFP when asked how it felt to join the prestigious songwriting ranks.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Its reported energy ranks it among the most powerful cosmic-ray events ever observed, placing it in the same rare category as the "Oh-My-God particle" recorded in 1991.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

If Pulte is personally connected to The Fellowship, he’d hardly be alone in the administration’s upper ranks.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Stokes' batting average as captain is worse than when he was in the ranks - 32 as skipper compared to almost 36 when not.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Yet he joined to his wickedness such strength of mind and body, that when he entered upon a military career, he rose through the ranks to become praetor of Syracuse.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli