atop

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She has replaced key figures from Maduro’s old security establishment, reshuffled nearly half the cabinet and kept her powerful brother atop the legislature.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

From an 11-story-high catwalk atop the coal unit, the view included power lines and Houston’s skyline faintly visible 25 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

On May 17, Trade.xyz, a perpetual futures exchange built atop the Hyperliquid blockchain, launched a pre-IPO perpetual futures contract for SpaceX.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

It’s a tie atop this category, with Sarah Pidgeon and Carey Mulligan sharing the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

I see her take in the white fence and the messy garden, then the rusted weather vane atop the ever so slightly lopsided roof.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish