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top flight
top flightnounthe highest or most outstanding level, as in achievement or development.
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top-flight
top-flightadjectiveof superior or excellent quality; outstanding
top flight
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In September 2021, Lopez became the youngest player to feature in Spain's top flight when she came off the bench against Athletic Bilbao, aged 15 years and 42 days.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
England's top flight is the world's premier domestic rugby competition, the standard of rugby attracting Test stars from around the globe.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Now, though, they must avoid defeat if they are to become the first side outside Celtic or Rangers to win the Scottish top flight in four decades.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
It is more than 40 years since a team other than Celtic or Rangers won Scotland's top flight - Sir Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen in 1985.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The famous palace stands on the top flight of a series of broad terraces, fronted with glass.
From Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Butterworth, Hezekiah
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