follow-the-leader
noun
: a children's game in which everyone follows and does what the child who is chosen to be the leader does
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Golf innovation, after all, can often be a game of follow-the-leader.
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Golf innovation can be a game of follow-the-leader.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The critic in me, on the other hand, would observe that in follow-the-leader Hollywood, success breeds imitation, or repetition.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
Players like Max, Disney+, Paramount+ and NBCUniversal’s Peacock continue to play follow-the-leader.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
And, yes, many are at risk because banks regularly play follow-the-leader when competing for growth.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Golf innovation can be a game of follow-the-leader.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The critic in me, on the other hand, would observe that in follow-the-leader Hollywood, success breeds imitation, or repetition.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
Players like Max, Disney+, Paramount+ and NBCUniversal’s Peacock continue to play follow-the-leader.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
And, yes, many are at risk because banks regularly play follow-the-leader when competing for growth.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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“Follow-the-leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow-the-leader. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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