Definition of forefront
: the foremost part or place
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a politician who was in the forefront of women's rights
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The physician is at the forefront of an effort to reduce infections in LA County by educating residents and health care providers alike.
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Young people are at the forefront of every protest, gathering in the hundreds and thousands to shout against Indian rule and throw stones at the soldiers.
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That’s one reason May is so keen to keep Brexit at the forefront of voters’ minds.
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But the incident, along with a series of run-ins between Baltimore and Boston earlier this season, has pushed the unwritten rules discussion back to the forefront.
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Saban, who has been at the forefront of the debate for years, was predictably displeased with the new changes.
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FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Stevie Nicks' recent duet with Harry Styles at Los Angeles’s the Troubadour might be a sign of the times, where music is at the forefront of a movement that sees beyond age.
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McDonald's, which in the early 2000s lost two CEOs to illness, is considered to be at the forefront of such crisis management and top-level executive planning.
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Independent growers have been hoping that both parties—the university and the professors’ firm—continue their breeding efforts aimed at improving California varieties and keeping its strawberries at the forefront of the worldwide market.
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15th Century
First Known Use of forefront
15th century
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: the most important part or position
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: the most important part or position The hospital is at the forefront of research in this area.
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