front-load
verb
front-loaded; front-loading; front-loads
: to assign costs or benefits to the early stages of (such as a contract, project, or time period)
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Most of those costs need to be front-loaded.
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Peter Cappelli, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
The concept began with the original Jimmy Johnson Trade Value Chart in the 1990s and became the standard baseline until the 2000s, when analytics emerged and decision-makers began to question whether Johnson’s system was too front-loaded.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
If using a front-load or top-load washer, add some white bath towels to help keep the washer from becoming off-balance.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
After the addition of the staff’s bona fide ace, Garrett Crochet, last offseason, Bello found himself in trade rumors this winter as the Red Sox continued to front-load the rotation with veterans Sonny Gray and Ranger Suárez.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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Peter Cappelli, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
The concept began with the original Jimmy Johnson Trade Value Chart in the 1990s and became the standard baseline until the 2000s, when analytics emerged and decision-makers began to question whether Johnson’s system was too front-loaded.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
If using a front-load or top-load washer, add some white bath towels to help keep the washer from becoming off-balance.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
After the addition of the staff’s bona fide ace, Garrett Crochet, last offseason, Bello found himself in trade rumors this winter as the Red Sox continued to front-load the rotation with veterans Sonny Gray and Ranger Suárez.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Front-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-load. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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