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pre-eminent

British  
/ prɪˈɛmɪnənt /

adjective

  1. extremely eminent or distinguished; outstanding

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“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

Khamenei isn’t regarded as a pre-eminent religious authority, despite his new position as spiritual guide for the world’s Shias.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 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

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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