pre-eminent
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- pre-eminence noun
- pre-eminently adverb
Example Sentences
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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
And even though his home country doesn’t have a long history of producing the world’s pre-eminent chess minds, there has never been a better time to be a competitive chess player from Uzbekistan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
So why has Germany, the pre-eminent economic power in Europe, decided it needs to leverage its relatively conservative balance sheet?
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
Everything appeared set up for Walid Regragui's Morocco side to cement their status as Africa's pre-eminent footballing force as the continent's top-ranked team made it to the final against Senegal in Rabat.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
His medical training had been extensive, consisting of five years of apprenticeship with the pre-eminent doctor in the United States, John Redman.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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