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: the forward part of something that moves or seems to move
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: the foremost edge of an airfoil
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Examples of leading edge in a Sentence
the leading edge of an airplane's wing
the leading edge of a thunderstorm
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Instead, Intel is waging a heroic effort to regain its place as the world’s preeminent maker of leading edge chips.
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Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 June 2024
Detroit is on the leading edge of a national trend.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 1 May 2024
More important, the feathers on the leading edge of an owl’s wing have a set of comblike structures, whereas those on the trailing edge have fluffy fringes.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Here's what the total solar eclipse will look like
The solar eclipse begins when the leading edge of the moon appears in silhouette in front of the sun.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
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Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 June 2024
Detroit is on the leading edge of a national trend.
—Marin Cogan, Vox, 1 May 2024
More important, the feathers on the leading edge of an owl’s wing have a set of comblike structures, whereas those on the trailing edge have fluffy fringes.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Here's what the total solar eclipse will look like
The solar eclipse begins when the leading edge of the moon appears in silhouette in front of the sun.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Leading edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20edge. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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