out front

out front
adverb
leading or ahead in a competition
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the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch

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ahead by two pawns

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our candidate is in the lead in the polls

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way out front in the race

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the advertising campaign put them out front in sales

Syn: ↑ahead, ↑in the lead

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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