high-ranking

Example Sentences

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Under US law, the president, vice-president and most other high-ranking members of the executive branch cannot directly or indirectly ask the IRS to terminate an investigation.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

She also scorched the DOJ lawyers—and specifically one high-ranking official, Lisa K. Hsiao—for deeply unethical behavior.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

“These factors allowed Israel to construct a precise target bank encompassing both field commanders and high-ranking leadership figures,” Shehadeh said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

However, Hegseth has seen the dismissal of a relatively large number of high-ranking leaders in a short time.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

This was highly unusual; we had never had such a high-ranking visitor in our lowly shed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela