pre-eminent

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Assessing the validity of the market’s pre-eminent data point — nonfarm payrolls — Savouri comments, ‘You may as well throw darts at a board.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

While his friends were among the era’s pre-eminent leading men, Duvall had significant roles himself, but became best known as a character actor in supportive yet unforgettable performances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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

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