atop

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And atop my namesake, every year military recruits are sworn into the Israel Defense Forces and repeat the vow: “Masada shall not fall again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Much of the freak-out was fed by polls supposedly showing Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco atop the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

With a jazzy score fixed atop its ’60s-era mod-cartoon opening sequence, “Propeller One-Way Night Coach” makes no effort to disguise its pastiche.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Don Colossus stands proud atop a stone pedestal, keeping vigil over a small commemorative plaque.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

One time Mr. Belcher sat Joylette atop a horse and was walking with her when the horse just took off, leaving Mr. Belcher behind.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson