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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Pediatricians and family doctors are on the front lines of the effort, addressing parents’ vaccine hesitancy and concerns.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025 -
Amid the untold death and destruction that has ravaged the Gaza Strip for the past two years and continues to strike with little notice, one group is tasked with delivering Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners—alive and dead—across one of the bloodiest front lines on Earth.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Leading edges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20edges. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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