at the top of the list

phrase

: better than all the others
I like all of his books, but this one is at the top of the list.

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Kucherov’s 51 points in 42 career regular-season games and agitating awesomeness against Florida have him at the top of the list. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026 New research keeps pointing to a surprisingly simple measure of long-term health, and grip strength keeps landing at the top of the list. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 Green flags are different for everyone, and for Hartley, cleanliness was at the top of the list. — Staff Author, InStyle, 16 July 2026 Untreated hearing loss now sits at the top of the list of preventable dementia risks, and the average person waits nine years before doing anything about it. — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the top of the list

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