high-ranking
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If you’re a low-earning worker, and not a high-ranking employee who has “a lot of access to proprietary information,” a judge might find the non-compete to be unreasonable, Smithers says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
As residents, activists, farmers and journalists squeezed and jostled through the crowd, holding court in one corner was Budd-Falen, the high-ranking official with the Interior Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
When Leavitt was on leave earlier this year, a series of high-ranking figures, including Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, gave press briefings, instead of a temporary substitute from her office.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Rezaei replaces Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, 72, a low-key yet longtime high-ranking intelligence operative, as secretary of the council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The master and Madam moved their bedchamber to the downstairs front parlor and gave the library over to Colonel Hawkins, a high-ranking officer whose favor Lockton sought.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
