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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ranking last" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe the lowest or least important position or rank among a group or list. Example: "Out of all the teams in the league, the Lions are currently ranking last in terms of points scored."
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He finished the event in 57.85 seconds, ranking last in his heat behind Guam's Daniel O'Keeffe (57.39 seconds), who placed seventh, and Indonesia's Andy Wibowo (56.86 seconds) who placed sixth.
Culson finished the race in 49.85 seconds, ranking last.
He threw the discus 53.11 meters, ranking last out of 18 athletes.
Since the merger, only two teams have ever made the playoffs despite ranking last in both categories: the 1978 Vikings and the 1986 Patriots.
Niger is desperately poor, ranking last of the 187 countries in the 2012 UN Human Development Index.
A little to her own surprise Davenport recaptured the world No 1 ranking last October which she has held ever since, and after yesterday's win over Clijsters she cannot lose it this week.
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The highest earning graduates in our ranking last year were those at the University of Queensland.
climbed to No. 6 in the B.C.S. ranking last week after holding on to defeat Louisville.
The company topped Morgan Stanley's ranking last week of potential targets for private equity firms.
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