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the leading or most important part of a movement
an activist who is on the leading edge of the fight for equal marriage rights
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Recent Examples of leading edge
Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
The same is true for Russia’s nuclear power industry: touted for years as the leading edge of Russian industry, the state nuclear power monopoly, Rosatom, has yet to build a single plant besides the Bushehr plant in Iran, which took decades to complete.
—Eugene B. Rumer, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2019
In the second half of the 20th century, Indy racing gave up its place at the leading edge of automotive creativity to Formula One.
—Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, 27 May 2016
An odd place for an experience at the leading edge of art, technology, creativity, and museums.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Heavy rain, powerful winds and a series of tornadoes struck Florida from the storm’s leading edge, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.
—Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
The same is true for Russia’s nuclear power industry: touted for years as the leading edge of Russian industry, the state nuclear power monopoly, Rosatom, has yet to build a single plant besides the Bushehr plant in Iran, which took decades to complete.
—Eugene B. Rumer, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2019
In the second half of the 20th century, Indy racing gave up its place at the leading edge of automotive creativity to Formula One.
—Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, 27 May 2016
An odd place for an experience at the leading edge of art, technology, creativity, and museums.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading edge
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A number of labor unions across industries have been at the forefront of the years-long push to repeal WEP and GPO.Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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In a world where technology continuously blurs the lines between virtual and real, Verstappen is at the forefront of promoting sim racing as a credible platform that can launch careers in real-world racing.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Lebanon was reeling from one of modern history’s worst financial collapses.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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This approach enabled the company to build a modern, streamlined ERP environment tailored to their evolving needs.Judith Magyar, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
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There are multiple food and beverage options to fuel up during your visit to Versailles, including Ore, a contemporary café from chef Alain Ducasse, La Petite Venise, a refined Italian restaurant in the park, and Restaurant Angelina, a charming tea room with famous hot chocolate.Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Launched on December 10, 2024, Joon Loloi offers contemporary home furnishings from sofas to accent chairs, lights, and pillows—all at attainable prices.Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, the debt limit has been used as a negotiating point in broader spending talks, dancing with a default that would have catastrophic implications for the global economy.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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The first order of business in the House is its constitutional obligation to elect its speaker, a process that has created high drama in recent years as Kevin McCarthy took 15 ballots to ultimately seize the gavel at the beginning of the 118th Congress.Lauren Peller, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Yet the current edition of PST revealed the pitfalls of an approach that asks such a motley group of institutions to align their attention and expertise around one theme, one specific moment.Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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McDermott told reporters that Allen will start the game to maintain his current streak of starting games for the team but will come off the field at some point early on.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Simple jobs—getting new windshield wipers for the car, making room for a new bike in the garage—don’t need to be dealt with.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
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Adolph Simon Ochs, the publisher and owner of the New York Times, wanted to increase publicity for his paper’s new headquarters at One Times Square.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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De Paul then released Julian Alvarez down the left with Kounde too advanced and Pau Cubarsi struggling to keep up.Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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But of course these applications will be better and smarter and likely replaced by more advanced offerings.Gene Marks, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Leading edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20edge. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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