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From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
"There is some discontent among the rank and file, but they keep it to themselves out of respect for the institution and fear of losing promotions," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Brewers rank 19th of 30 MLB teams in payroll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Founder Elon Musk also disclosed that the company and electric automaker Tesla have formed special committees to explore a potential merger, which would rank as the largest of all time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“A number designed to rank my intelligence in relation to the entire human population,” said Jake.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Khan said there were cab ranks and bus stops near the street so people can still access the area with ease.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
The Fifth Plenum brings together around 300 members of the Central Committee and state media said it would pave the way for a "tightening of discipline" within the Party's ranks.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
High-temperature superconductivity ranks among the most important scientific breakthroughs of the past four decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
It ranks fifth on the WSJ Leadership Institute’s ranking of best boards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Furiously Menelaus went through the Trojan ranks seeking Paris, and not a man there but would have helped him for they all hated Paris, but he was gone, no one knew how or where.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Nielsen, which releases a weekly ratings ranker for streaming content, also uses hours watched to rank programs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
News, the magazine that has already established itself as the most noticed ranker of the nation’s colleges and universities.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2017
“Because I intend on making one that’s a whole lot ranker than we’ve had before.”
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 1, 2014
Lean, fanatical Dr. Wilhelm Frick, a veteran of the Munich beer hall Putsch of 1923, has long been a Nazi front ranker.
From Time Magazine Archive
The weeds will but the ranker grow, If fields too large you seek to till.
From The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches by Epiphanius Wilson
"Every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet," Ms Kennedy told the magazine.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024
The feminist with a fundamentally optimistic vision, who believed that people, especially men, could be better, might be soon replaced by the rankest misogynist.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2020
The rankest compound of villainous smell that ever offended nostril.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2018
For the F.A., claiming to be the world’s policeman while turning a blind eye to apparent offenses at home would have been the rankest hypocrisy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2016
Raisins and nuts and dried ber-ries, but no lemon, that was the rankest sort of southron heresy—which was queer, since he always took lemon in his morning beer.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
In 2022, Forbes ranked Lorre 13th on the list of highest-paid entertainers, and his net worth is reported to be more than $500 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
To be ranked in Best Boards, a company had to be part of the S&P 500 stock index as of June 30, 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The winter of 2025 to 2026 ranked among Switzerland's ten least snowy winters since records began, leaving glaciers with less snow to protect them from warmer temperatures.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Hayes has doubled down on that philosophy, with the U.S. playing just four of its last 20 games against teams ranked outside the top 25.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
In early 2012, I was ranked number two in the United States and thirteenth in the world.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
“This ranking is meant to be used as a starting point for retirees to do more research and find the best place that suits them,” Wood said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Its top ranking this year was driven by affordability.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
The WSJ Leadership Institute’s Best Boards 2026 ranking spotlights what top organizations have in common.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Allen's 21-year professional career includes 12 ranking titles - including the 2022 UK Championship - and a stint at the top of the world rankings in 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
In the 1920s and 1930s, collegiate crew was wildly popular, often ranking right up there with baseball and collegiate football in the amount of press it received and the crowds it drew.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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