in front
idiom
1
: in a forward position : in an area at the front of something (such as a car, airplane, theater, etc.)
We took turns sitting in front.
2
: in the leading position in a race or competition
She's still in front, but the other runners are catching up to her.
—often used after outShe's still out in front.
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Higashide said Pacific Mercantile, the temple and the statues in front of the square all show why Sakura Square must be preserved.
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In my line of vision, where everything appeared faded and frozen in time like a page out of an old calendar, the only evidence of life was the curator walking in front of me.
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The people who can’t or won’t see the continuity in front of them have typically been European adventurers or armchair archeologists, busy spinning dismissive theories about the cultures of non-Europeans.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Higashide said Pacific Mercantile, the temple and the statues in front of the square all show why Sakura Square must be preserved.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
In my line of vision, where everything appeared faded and frozen in time like a page out of an old calendar, the only evidence of life was the curator walking in front of me.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
The people who can’t or won’t see the continuity in front of them have typically been European adventurers or armchair archeologists, busy spinning dismissive theories about the cultures of non-Europeans.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“In front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20front. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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