as in front lines
the leading or most important part of a movement
an activist who is on the leading edge of the fight for equal marriage rights
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front lines
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On the front lines of what Glassdoor chief economist Daniel Zhao describes as an ongoing burnout crisis, millennial managers are forging new models of empathy and flexibility, but often at significant personal cost.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025 -
On Ukraine’s front lines, combat patches are currency.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Leading edges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20edges. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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