pre-eminent
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In the past 250 years, a nation once so fragile that it might have been strangled in its cradle has risen above all its major competitors and established itself as the world’s pre-eminent power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
But once this battle settles out with someone being pre-eminent, that will flip.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Palantir is quickly becoming the pre-eminent AI application deployment platform among both government and commercial customers,” wrote analyst Param Singh.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
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
Lowe— arguably the world’s pre-eminent all-around climber—was hired to be Sandy’s personal guide, a job for which he was paid a substantial sum.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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