as in vanguards
the leading or most important part of a movement
a politician who was in the forefront of women's rights
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front lines
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Some CEOs step directly into their roles, but some of us got here the long way—by fixing broken processes, building systems ourselves and earning trust on the front lines before becoming CEO.—
Raja Walia,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
For generations, Black communities have been on the front lines when policy experiments fail.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Forefronts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forefronts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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