premier
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Nixon met with Chairman Mao Zedong as well as premier Zhou Enlai, with whom he famously raised glasses of the fiery Chinese spirit baijiu.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Minnesota had already eliminated the game’s premier center, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, in the opening playoff round.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Few doubt Robinson's pedigree as one the premier seamers in the country and his competitiveness will add some much-needed fire to England's attack.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Not only is Cannes a premier global marketing launchpad, but distributors admittedly face pressure from filmmakers who want their moment in the spotlight in the festival’s famous 2,300-seat Lumière theater.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
If cheating to lose is sport’s premier sin, and if sumo wrestling is the premier sport of a great nation, cheating to lose couldn’t possibly exist in sumo.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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