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special(adjective, superior, unusual, important, exceptional)
4
successful(adjective, top)
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unsurpassed(adjective, bad, tough, top, perfect)
4
victor(noun, person, informal, champion, winner)
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low
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blue ribbon
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3
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3
embryonic(adjective, beginning, opening, original, previous)
3
first gear(noun, expression, idiom)
3
genesis(adjective, beginning)
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genuine(adjective, original, previous, initial)
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germinal(adjective, beginning, opening, original, primary)
3
high(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
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high-ranking(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
3
important(adjective, significant, original, serious, essential)
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in advance
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in the lead(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, advanced)
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