at the head of

idiom

: at the top of (a ranking)
She's at the head of her class.

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Following the Opera War, the old guard is weakened and the Russells stand poised to take their place at the head of society. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025 As their name suggests, the forts often sat at the head of bridges but not always, such as in the case of Ödes Schloss. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025 He had been hired to replace another conservative commentator, Jeffrey Lord, who was let go after tweeting a Nazi salute at the head of the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025 In the competitive and sometimes deliberately opaque world of teenage recruitment, Nottingham Forest and Celtic are said to be at the head of a lengthening queue for O’Sullivan’s signature. Michael Walker, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at the head of

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“At the head of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20head%20of. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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