front-load
verb
front-loaded; front-loading; front-loads
: to assign costs or benefits to the early stages of (such as a contract, project, or time period)
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For a front-load washing machine, a good rule of thumb is to allow about 6 inches of clearing from the top of the drum to the load.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
That’s not unusual for any project from a superstar in today’s music economy—streams keep hits and full-lengths afloat, while pure purchases front-load a title’s success, and then drop off precipitously.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Economists at at Wells Fargo, Sarah House and Michael Pugliese, said that the larger cut was the Fed front-loading the easing cycle, perhaps due to concern about a cooling labor market as jobs gains had slowed.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2024
Watch on Deadline The 1.8M figure released today technically reflects views through end of June 2024 but awards shows are front-loaded, with the majority of watching of the telecast done live or shortly thereafter.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
That’s not unusual for any project from a superstar in today’s music economy—streams keep hits and full-lengths afloat, while pure purchases front-load a title’s success, and then drop off precipitously.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Economists at at Wells Fargo, Sarah House and Michael Pugliese, said that the larger cut was the Fed front-loading the easing cycle, perhaps due to concern about a cooling labor market as jobs gains had slowed.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2024
Watch on Deadline The 1.8M figure released today technically reflects views through end of June 2024 but awards shows are front-loaded, with the majority of watching of the telecast done live or shortly thereafter.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Front-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-load. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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