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

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

Ms. Wertmüller, an Italian despite the German-sounding last name, burst onto the cinematic scene with a series of idiosyncratic films that propelled her to the front rank of European directors.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

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

There at the corner, in the front rank of pedestrians, was a surgeon who had been operating all day.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut