as in senior
of great importance or high rank
These military secrets are known only to a few high-level government officials.
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Ukraine is dispatching a high-level delegation to Washington to negotiate the terms of a contentious new U.S.-drafted mineral agreement that could reshape bilateral economic ties and Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction strategy.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The case, known as House vs. NCAA, or simply the House settlement, offers a sweeping reimagination of how high-level college athletics should work: Schools sharing revenue with student-athletes.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
But even amid a need to rebuild trust with parents and applicants, the Trump administration has halved the Department of Education, and the agency has seen multiple high-level retirements, including the retirement this week of the chief operating officer for the Office of Federal Student Aid.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
This story is part of a series of profiles of Cabinet and high-level administration positions.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The case, known as House vs. NCAA, or simply the House settlement, offers a sweeping reimagination of how high-level college athletics should work: Schools sharing revenue with student-athletes.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
But even amid a need to rebuild trust with parents and applicants, the Trump administration has halved the Department of Education, and the agency has seen multiple high-level retirements, including the retirement this week of the chief operating officer for the Office of Federal Student Aid.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
This story is part of a series of profiles of Cabinet and high-level administration positions.
—Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
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“High-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-level. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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