pre-eminent in the PONS Dictionary

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Until the advent of photo-mechanical processes c 1880, they were pre-eminent in their trade.
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He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets.
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In the same way that a lion is considered the king of beasts, the eagle is regarded as the pre-eminent bird in heraldry.
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The brothers continued to run the business much as their father had done, although it lost the pre-eminent position it had previously enjoyed.
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The three-day event captures the vibrant music and lifestyle of skate culture and features pre-eminent athletes and musicians.
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It was a huge success and established him as the pre-eminent popular novelist of his generation.
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Among these, politics in the broader sense is considered the pre-eminent topic of satire.
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While it has long been regarded as one of the world's pre-eminent critical publications, its history is not without gaffes.
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His varied work in other fields has led him to be described as pre-eminent among the many polymaths of his century.
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The second millennium, however, also saw the beginning of a slow erosion of the pre-eminent position held by plants as sources of therapeutic effects.
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