Let's look at some of "USA Today's" top-ranked ones.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2004] Reference

Giving golf's top-ranked player a run for his money.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2008] Reference

And Lincoln's MKZ was the top-ranked entry premium car.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2007] Reference

It was a favorable location befitting their top-ranked status.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Clan of the Cave Bear]

She will face top-ranked Lindsay Davenport in the final on Saturday.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2005] Reference

He is the top-ranked African-American in the House of Representatives.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2008] Reference

For top-ranked doubles team Bob Bryan and his twin brother Mike, the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Training for the U.S. Open Needn't Be Shabby] Reference

Still, even top-ranked countries cannot be complacent, cautions the report.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Votes Are Not Enough] Reference

We'll tell you how top-ranked Tiger Woods is doing when the CNN NEWSROOM continues.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2007] Reference

Here's a look at five of the top-ranked companies in my Greenblatt-based portfolio.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get Briefed: Joel Greenblatt] Reference

They are again the top-ranked public universities in the nation, along with Berkeley.    From Wordnik.com.  [Local colleges gain ground in U.S. News rankings] Reference

CNN's Christine Romans talks to the top-ranked tennis star about her meltdown and more.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2009] Reference

Dockery saved top-ranked Duke's undefeated season and also scored a career high 19 points.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2005] Reference

The second-ranked Wolverines play arch rival and top-ranked Ohio State tomorrow afternoon.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2006] Reference

The top-ranked college in our region is the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, at 29.    From Wordnik.com.  [ISO a D.C. college on the Forbes list] Reference

The top-ranked country in this category is Venezuela, which protects more than 34% of its land.    From Wordnik.com.  [America The Preserver] Reference

My early application got me accepted into one of the country's top-ranked liberal-arts schools.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters: Politics After The Republican Tsunami] Reference

None of those three nationally top-ranked Republicans is participating in Saturday's straw poll.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2007] Reference

Nursing, the top-ranked of the 22 professions listed, received an 83 percent trustworthy ranking.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ad Industry Teams Up With University Of Missouri For New Ethics Institute] Reference

The Edison Project was supposed to create a national chain of top-ranked, lowcost private schools.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mr. Vision, Meet Mr. Reality] Reference

Vienna ranks first in quality of life, while the top-ranked U.S. city, San Francisco, is only No. 30.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retire At Home Or Abroad?] Reference

Many readers who look at our product Ratings believe that the top-ranked model is the only one to buy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Money-saving tip: Don't overspend on electronics] Reference

POLITICAL ANALYST: Oh, more than ever, because the first caucus state is now a top-ranked battleground state.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2008] Reference

No reflection, of course, on Phil Mickelson, Kenny Perry, or any of the other top-ranked golfers in the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 27, 2009] Reference

China's top-ranked player, Liang Wenchong, was already in his teens when selected for a new youth team at Hot Springs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asia's Top Golfers] Reference

It was a tough week for the Bryan brothers, the 32-year-old identical twins and top-ranked doubles team from California.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Scene in Flushing] Reference

Meanwhile, top-ranked Southern California, number two, Oklahoma, both unbeaten, battle it out tonight in the Orange Bowl.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2005] Reference

Nadal overtook Federer this year on the court as the top-ranked player but financially Federer earns twice as much as his rival.    From Wordnik.com.  [The World's Highest-Paid Tennis Players] Reference

The Broncos were still No. 3, behind the top-ranked Tide and No. 2 Buckeyes in the poll released Sunday, but the gap has widened.    From Wordnik.com.  [College Football Rankings Week 2: Alabama, Ohio State Dominate Poll] Reference

Dr. Sherry is a pediatrician at the nation's top-ranked Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and a professor at U Penn Med School.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Code: How a Parent's Anxious Mind Impacts a Child] Reference

While Boston's pro team was losing, a local women's college team was soaring: Boston College upset top-ranked North Carolina, 3-2.    From Wordnik.com.  [Friday kickaround: Charlie Davies, U.S. hat tricks (continued), WPS, NCAA, Americans abroad] Reference

Asia's top-ranked golfer, Yang Yong-Eun, will head to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin next month to defend his PGA Championship title.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asia's Top Golfers] Reference

They defeated top-ranked Portugal, Costa Rica, and Australia, ultimately finishing in fourth place, only one goal short of a bronze medal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nathan Harden: Soccer Could Save Iraq] Reference