rank
noun
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
had been ranking
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past perfect progressiveof rank.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Present were some Cambodian prisoners, many of whom had been ranking members of the old regime.
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