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preeminent

[pree-em-uh-nuhnt] / priˈɛm ə nənt /


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Claire McNear, America’s preeminent Jeopardy! reporter, did a deep dive into the beloved event—which disappeared after Trebek’s death—and got some news about its future.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

Spain are - even in the hard-to-quantify world of international football - clearly the preeminent side in the world.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

A team of strategists at Deutsche Bank outlined 10 factors that, according to them, helped hasten the U.S.’s rise to a preeminent global power from a small country at the time of its founding.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

That’s because the Office of Legal Counsel is “the Executive Branch’s preeminent legal advisor,” wrote federal judge Florence Pan in 2025.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2026

Many of them already knew of Carey from his role as field secretary of the nation’s oldest and preeminent direct-action civil rights group: the Congress of Racial Equality, or CORE.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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