top-ranking
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In May 2021, Nigeria's top-ranking army commander, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other officers were killed when their plane crashed in bad weather while trying to land at northern Kaduna state airport.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Rep. Robert Garcia, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, agreed with the first lady that there should be a public hearing in Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
During a hearing this month, Elbridge Colby, a top-ranking Defense Department official, claimed not to recognize his own past quotes when a Democratic congressman read them aloud.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2026
The top-ranking committee member called the findings “urgent calls to action that Congress must heed to ensure the effective enforcement.”
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024
The first top-ranking male I knew was Goliath.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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