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
The films were critical and popular hits that vaulted Mr. Trintignant to the front rank of European cinema.
From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022
It’s not only his place in the front rank of the art form — thanks to bringing his storied technological expertise to the epochal “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” trilogies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2022
Thomas Mann was just 26 years old when the publication of his first novel, “Buddenbrooks,” placed him in the front rank of German writers.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021
On March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks, a former slave, was in the front rank of an angry crowd facing several British soldiers armed with bayonet-tipped muskets.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
