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 set stands at No. 7 on this week’s listing (dated May 10), but may very well be headed back to a fourth total frame at pole position next week.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 May 2025
Heading into the recent Texas Children’s Houston Open — the final tournament start for both Scheffler and McIlroy before the Masters — there was a chance that another underwhelming performance by the former and a win from the latter could shift Rory into the pole position on oddsmakers’ boards.
—Jason Sobel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Among all the plates that Guadagnino has spinning, Sgt. Rock pretty much has the pole position over Lionsgate’s American Psycho.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
First in line was Nem, an avid F1 collector, who claimed pole position at 3:45 a.m.
—Andrew MacKie, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 7 May 2025
Heading into the recent Texas Children’s Houston Open — the final tournament start for both Scheffler and McIlroy before the Masters — there was a chance that another underwhelming performance by the former and a win from the latter could shift Rory into the pole position on oddsmakers’ boards.
—Jason Sobel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Among all the plates that Guadagnino has spinning, Sgt. Rock pretty much has the pole position over Lionsgate’s American Psycho.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
First in line was Nem, an avid F1 collector, who claimed pole position at 3:45 a.m.
—Andrew MacKie, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Pole position.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20position. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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