the top of the heap

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I was at the top of the heap in the movie business and still felt that I was watching from a folding chair in Wassenaar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Palo Alto and CrowdStrike sit at the top of the heap — a heap that includes many smaller players, not all of which can survive on their own.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

There is good reason why the Crosstrek is near the top of the heap of the brand’s bestsellers: It is a serious value, uncomplicated in its operation, impressively functional, and yet, quite comfortable.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

By 1998, a formally attired Adams was in a Pasadena, Calif., ballroom at the top of the heap, picking up the National Cartoonists Society’s esteemed Reuben Award as outstanding cartoonist.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023

The world was made up of suckers and fools, and today Garvey was at the top of the heap.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen