1
: the forward part of something that moves or seems to move
2
: the foremost edge of an airfoil
3
Examples of leading edge in a Sentence
the leading edge of an airplane's wing
the leading edge of a thunderstorm
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But the company was not always on the leading edge.
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Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
The United States must develop a ten-year strategic computational initiative, investing $100 billion in research and development of computing platforms at the leading edge.
—Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Yet STMicroelectronics is currently not at the leading edge of semiconductor manufacturing.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Meet The Machines Powering Cognitive Manufacturing At the leading edge of this revolution is the increasing adoption of robots.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
The United States must develop a ten-year strategic computational initiative, investing $100 billion in research and development of computing platforms at the leading edge.
—Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Yet STMicroelectronics is currently not at the leading edge of semiconductor manufacturing.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Meet The Machines Powering Cognitive Manufacturing At the leading edge of this revolution is the increasing adoption of robots.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for leading edge
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“Leading edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20edge. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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