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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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Recent Examples of leading edge
ABC News,
17 June 2026
The start-up scene, with its conferences, workshops, and accelerators; its Silicon Valley–like culture; its foreign investors and advisers; looked to him and others like the leading edge of such a threat.
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Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
Those moves made Intuit a leading-edge business model in the AI era—a high-profile example of how to go all-in on AI and simultaneously all-in on humans.
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Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The pitch, as expected, appeared to have lost its spite nearing lunch when Latham, who had hung tough for 74 deliveries, tried turning Jofra Archer to the leg side but found a leading edge that Jacob Bethell superbly snatched out of the air at gully.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
The start-up scene, with its conferences, workshops, and accelerators; its Silicon Valley–like culture; its foreign investors and advisers; looked to him and others like the leading edge of such a threat.
—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Adjective
Brittin is something of an AI evangelist — a man who has had his nose pressed to the glass of leading-edge AI discoveries from the likes of Demis Hassabis, a fellow Brit who runs the hugely influential Google DeepMind.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
Those moves made Intuit a leading-edge business model in the AI era—a high-profile example of how to go all-in on AI and simultaneously all-in on humans.
—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading edge
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This initiative signals a growing recognition in secular and corporate circles for placing moral concerns at the forefront of AI development, moving beyond unchecked techno-optimism.
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DeSantis has been at the forefront in backing federal immigration authorities in rounding up migrants for deportation.
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Given modern advances, many organizations are turning towards auto-triaging by AI services and other digital tools to help ease the burden for physicians.
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One non-negotiable of the modern footballer is good coffee.
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But that will all soon change when the century-old baseball diamond gets newest-generation synthetic turf, striped for football (both flag and tackle), soccer and lacrosse, beneath a digital scoreboard, aluminum bleacher seating for 500 and dugouts that double as dressing rooms.
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Made up of sharp angles and straight lines, the quilt and its matching shams have a look that strikes the right balance between classic and contemporary.
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The small kitchen retains its midcentury charm, but open shelving above the counter provides an airier, more contemporary cupboard to show off Miranda-Martin’s dish and glassware collection.
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From Sunday school to public school In recent years, Texas leaders have broadly eliminated studies of racial and cultural diversity while expanding the schools’ abilities to introduce Christianity to students.
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In a piece for PBS, Genesis Magpayo reported on a recent European Union decision targeting a common gel ingredient.
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So her first resort, Joali, which opened in 2018, was aimed at art lovers rather than honeymooners and adorned with cutting-edge contemporary sculptures and installations.
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The order to bar Anthropic’s latest models represented the most significant intervention by the US government to date into an AI venture’s operations, and highlighted emerging concerns surrounding the security of cutting-edge models.
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Research by Justin Mankin, a Dartmouth geography associate professor, found current forecasts imply the 2026-2027 El Niño could be the costliest yet.
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Independent music critic Molly Mary O’Brien noted how the early-to-mid-’90s period that produced the original iteration of pop-punk fashion, and the current moment Rodrigo now operates within, are vastly different.
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Mask ban for law enforcement officers, criminal records sealing and tenant protections are among a host of new measures taking effect.
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In the videos, women share their transformations in which their post-divorce selves are often fitter, with clearer skin and a new wardrobe.
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“Leading edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20edge. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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