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  • adjective Of the highest rank, or peak of excellence
  • adjective In the highest division

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Examples

  • A lacrosse-and-soccer mom whose husband is a lawyer, Liz is also a top-flight pro, having spent 15 years at The Star-Ledger covering the county as well as the courts, crime and municipal beats.

    Howard Fineman: Newark's Story -- and Ours Howard Fineman 2011

  • Because reality-TV shows and talk shows are so cheap to produce, and because networks are generally satisfied with minuscule ratings for all but the top-flight programs, most shows that caught the public's fancy over the past season will be back this fall.

    TV for Which No Screen Is Too Small Joe Queenan 2011

  • Offers have come in from across Europe, as well as the United States and Qatar, and Vieira's early thoughts are geared around prolonging his playing career rather than retiring at the end of a season in which he was fully fit, reaching his best physical condition for several years, but unable to command regular, top-flight football, with just four Premier League starts.

    Jonathan Woodgate among the ousted on Premier League's released list 2011

  • A lacrosse-and-soccer mom whose husband is a lawyer, Liz is also a top-flight pro, having spent 15 years at The Star-Ledger covering the county as well as the courts, crime and municipal beats.

    Howard Fineman: Newark's Story -- and Ours Howard Fineman 2011

  • Farrell said it will be imperative for Edsall and his staff to focus on signing top-flight in-state recruits, a subject of considerable contention in recent years as other national programs have swooped in to sign Maryland-native recruits.

    More on Randy Edsall, his staff, the future of Maryland recruiting Steve Yanda 2011

  • The bold initiative will define his presidency and shape top-flight football over the next decade – but Uefa's own shocking report reveals that Europe's big-spenders are just getting worse

    European Commission seeks role in regulating football transfers 2011

  • Simon's move to gain control is unusual because top-flight U.S. malls rarely change hands.

    Simon Property Buys Most of Pennsylvania Mall Kris Hudson 2011

  • Unlike China and India—two other billion-person markets—Africa generally lacks the top-flight universities to feed young talent to companies that are now investing on the continent.

    Rwanda, U.S. University Team Up to Mint Masters of Tech Peter Wonacott 2011

  • This is one of medicine's dirty secrets: Most results, including those that appear in top-flight peer-reviewed journals, can't be reproduced.

    Scientists' Elusive Goal: Reproducing Study Results Gautam Naik 2011

  • A lacrosse-and-soccer mom whose husband is a lawyer, Liz is also a top-flight pro, having spent 15 years at The Star-Ledger covering the county as well as the courts, crime and municipal beats.

    Howard Fineman: Newark's Story -- and Ours Howard Fineman 2011

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