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These extraordinarily violent events produce gravitational waves and rank among the most powerful explosions in the Universe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
He began his work at the modest rank of first lieutenant, though he would be made a captain in 1941.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Irrespective of that space for silverware on his CV, how highly does Kane rank in the pantheon of greats who have represented the England men's team?
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Roughly a third of L.A. voters rank “moving homeless people indoors” and “crime and public safety” as top priorities, respectively; just slightly less say “fixing streets, sidewalks, streetlights and other city infrastructure” is essential.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
When we are dealing with the counting numbers—1, 2, 3, and so on—it is easy to rank them in order.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
As a veteran of the war in Iraq, I’ve been struck by how “The Sun Also Rises” continues to resonate among the reading ranks of my cohort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He ranks it in the same category as Diego Maradona's shirt worn when he scored his 'Hand of God' goal against England at the 1986 World Cup.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In Philly, parallel parking ranks as top entertainment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
On came Stafford, who ranks fourth all time in fourth-quarter comebacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Regally he swept through the ranks of both sides, looking neither to right nor left.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Nielsen, which releases a weekly ratings ranker for streaming content, also uses hours watched to rank programs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
News, the magazine that has already established itself as the most noticed ranker of the nation’s colleges and universities.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2017
“Because I intend on making one that’s a whole lot ranker than we’ve had before.”
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 1, 2014
Also a newcomer, now president of the Union Bank of Los Angeles and top ranker in citywide fund-raising ventures.
From Time Magazine Archive
But that's what I am—a gentleman ranker; going out to the war of wars—a private.
From Men, Women and Guns by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
"Every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet," Ms Kennedy told the magazine.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024
The feminist with a fundamentally optimistic vision, who believed that people, especially men, could be better, might be soon replaced by the rankest misogynist.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2020
The rankest compound of villainous smell that ever offended nostril.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2018
For the F.A., claiming to be the world’s policeman while turning a blind eye to apparent offenses at home would have been the rankest hypocrisy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2016
Raisins and nuts and dried ber-ries, but no lemon, that was the rankest sort of southron heresy—which was queer, since he always took lemon in his morning beer.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Before the torch is lit in Los Angeles in 2028, make sure to consult Slate’s list of every Olympic event, ranked from worst to best, compiled by Mike Canter.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Rogan’s show was ranked as the top podcast last year on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
They won the European Championships in 2023 and 2025 and went into this summer's World Championships ranked third.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Government ethics ranked second behind the economy in Pew's open-ended survey, cited by nine percent of voters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Consisting of a table and barely room to seat six, it ranked low in gravity priority.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
It is understood the force's highest ranking commander in north-west London referred to his case in a letter raising concerns about the early releases.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Year: 2022 Compiled by: Dan Kois and Slate Staff Of note: Accompanied by several supplemental essays, including a ranking by Chris Molanphy of “The Top 5 Mob Movie Deaths of All Time.”
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
Medvedev will lose all the prize money and ranking points he earned from his run to the semi-finals in Beijing.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The studio currently does not have any film in the top 20 of domestic box office earners this year, with Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” ranking at 21 with $84 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
All social behavior and actions are conducted in the order of seniority or ranking; as the saying goes, chanmul to wi alay ka ita, there is order even to drinking cold water.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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