forward of

phrase

formal
: in a position that is ahead of (something) : in front of (something)
The valves are located just forward of the fuel tanks.

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Through seven games of summer league, the Warriors’ forward of the future looks ready to be their answer to several questions facing the team’s uncertain present. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 The crew accommodation is tucked away forward of the lower deck, so no mitan is disrupted. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026 This isn’t to pin the club’s struggles on Garland, who was probably Vancouver’s most consistent forward of the post-Bo Horvat era and one of its most reliable five-on-five play drivers. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Most soccer-forward of the footwear assortment is their Samba, which swaps out the Three Stripes motif for Bape’s star logo. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forward of

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“Forward of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forward%20of. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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