front rank
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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
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
After that Mr Ouattara went back on his commitment to step away from the front rank of political life.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2020
Mr. Reynolds’s rise to the front rank of stardom was owed almost entirely to his unpredictable and disarming appearances on late-night television with hosts such as Merv Griffin and Johnny Carson.
From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2018
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
