top tier

1. Top level, top rank, top standing.

2. Elite.

1. Tom is a graduate of a top-tier university.

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2. John is obsessed about getting into a top tier university.

   ruДжон одержим идеей попасть в университет высшего класса. — fjay69

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3. You're paying for a top-tier medication with a bottom-tier health insurance plan.

   deSie bezahlen für ein Medikament der Spitzenklasse mit einer letztklassigen Krankenversicherung. — Yorwba

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4. This is top-tier stuff.

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