lead the world
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: to be the most successful in the world
Their company leads the world in developing new technology to assist people with disabilities.
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Almost six years since Mike Henry was named to lead the world’s largest mining company by market cap, speculation has begun about who might succeed him, perhaps by the middle of next year.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Reports, though, have surfaced that Isaacman recently met with Duffy to be considered once again as a candidate to lead the world's largest space agency.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
American companies may lead the world in inventing AI, but without such cooperation, the country will fall behind in adapting AI for military purposes, which could prove devastating in a conflict.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
According to recent reports, Trump may be reconsidering his decision to rescind Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA, so a huge nuclear propulsion advocate may soon lead the world’s premier space agency.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Reports, though, have surfaced that Isaacman recently met with Duffy to be considered once again as a candidate to lead the world's largest space agency.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
American companies may lead the world in inventing AI, but without such cooperation, the country will fall behind in adapting AI for military purposes, which could prove devastating in a conflict.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
According to recent reports, Trump may be reconsidering his decision to rescind Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA, so a huge nuclear propulsion advocate may soon lead the world’s premier space agency.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
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