pre-eminent
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Mendes-Flohr was a pre-eminent scholar of modern Jewish thought and a student, at Brandeis University, of Rosenzweig’s pupil Nahum Glatzer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
So why has Germany, the pre-eminent economic power in Europe, decided it needs to leverage its relatively conservative balance sheet?
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
America was already the world’s pre-eminent destination for higher education before international student enrollment skyrocketed in the late 20th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
He has been a journalist for more than 30 years, writing and broadcasting for some of the world’s pre-eminent news organizations, including The Financial Times, The Times and The BBC.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
His medical training had been extensive, consisting of five years of apprenticeship with the pre-eminent doctor in the United States, John Redman.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
