top billing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of top billing
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Once again the weather took top billing at Shinnecock Hills as Wyndham Clark built a healthy four-shot halfway lead at the US Open.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
So even though SpaceX gets top billing, Anthropic and OpenAI have fans, too.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Sports is expected to get top billing at this week’s upfront presentations, a must-buy for brands because of its massive scale for live audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“GPUs kind of get top billing wherever they go, but really the CPU is playing an incredibly important role,” Weil said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
As an author, I was willing to let other people amend my work just so long as my name always got top billing.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
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