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was topping

  • past progressive
    of top.
    top
    noun
    the highest or loftiest point or part of anything on a slope; apex; summit.

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“We also saw levels like this … right when the market was topping going into the 2022 bear market,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

The company in August uploaded it to a public platform that ranks AI models, and within days, it was topping the leaderboard, trending on X and overwhelming Google’s expectations for usage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025

Harold Wilson had been elected prime minister, Brian Clough had been dismissed as the manager of Leeds United and Kung Fu Fighting was topping the charts.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024

His fastball was topping out near 100 mph.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2024

He had gashed it when he was topping beets, and his people had come on into cotton and into peas, without knowing how to take care of the throbbing wound.

From Across the Fruited Plain by Florence Crannell Means