front rank

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"But he's now been a front rank royal for 10 years. He's been around the block more than many current heads of State."

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

This deal, dubbed US-ELT, would give U.S. astronomers an advantage over Europeans: front rank telescopes in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2021

But McNally’s streak of signature plays -- the ones that won him awards and brought him to the front rank of American playwriting -- didn’t begin until 1987, the year he turned 48.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2020

It is in the front rank of things that should be considered optional, easily sacrificed for the greater good.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2020

At the center of the front rank stood a rat who had been wounded in the first encounter at the Abbey.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques