pole position
noun
: the front position at the start of a car race
He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time.
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The Athletic reported on Monday that Carrick had moved into pole position for the role after he and former team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had held face-to-face talks with club executives.
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David Ornstein, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The film is now firmly in the pole position for the Oscars, and Abdy and de Luca signed an extension to continue running the studio.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
China ends the year in pole position to become the world’s leader in AI.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
After making maybe one of the best trades in league history last year by grabbing this year’s Pelicans first-rounder in the draft, the Hawks are in pole position to select a generational talent such as BYU's AJ Dybantsa or Duke's Cameron Boozer.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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David Ornstein, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The film is now firmly in the pole position for the Oscars, and Abdy and de Luca signed an extension to continue running the studio.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
China ends the year in pole position to become the world’s leader in AI.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
After making maybe one of the best trades in league history last year by grabbing this year’s Pelicans first-rounder in the draft, the Hawks are in pole position to select a generational talent such as BYU's AJ Dybantsa or Duke's Cameron Boozer.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Pole position.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20position. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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