lead the world
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: to be the most successful in the world
Their company leads the world in developing new technology to assist people with disabilities.
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His successor will be tasked to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy at a time of increasing living costs, which has been exacerbated by a weak yen.
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Yumi Asada, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Countries in Latin America and Southeast Asia lead the world in positive experiences, which Ms. Ray says may have to do with a culture of emotional resilience that goes beyond one’s circumstances.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024
But in the year ahead, New York has an opportunity to lead the world in delivering real action that becomes a model for cities everywhere.
—Stephen Hammer, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
The aspiration must be for the United States, not its adversaries, to lead the world on this technology.
—Robert Gebelhoff, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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Yumi Asada, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
Countries in Latin America and Southeast Asia lead the world in positive experiences, which Ms. Ray says may have to do with a culture of emotional resilience that goes beyond one’s circumstances.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024
But in the year ahead, New York has an opportunity to lead the world in delivering real action that becomes a model for cities everywhere.
—Stephen Hammer, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
The aspiration must be for the United States, not its adversaries, to lead the world on this technology.
—Robert Gebelhoff, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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