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number one

noun as in most important person or thing

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If it goes to number one, it will be Williams' 16th album or single to reach that chart position, putting him ahead of The Beatles' current record.

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Under the new moniker, they released In A Perfect World in 2013, which went to number three in the UK and number one in Ireland.

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There were "two completely separate tours" in the 1980s and 1990s, according to former British number one Jeremy Bates: those who played on the clay, and those who played on the fast courts.

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"The number one problem about deporting illegal immigrants, first of all, is finding a place which will take them and which is not unsafe," argues Lord Sumption.

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Thomas Tuchel says "the race is on" to be England's number one, but is Jordan Pickford's place really under any serious threat - and just how good is he?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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