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one that takes the lead or sets an example a highly competitive industry in which any company that isn't a pacer quickly becomes a belly-up also-ran

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Recent Examples of pacer In one shot, five pacers form a half-diamond in front, beside, and behind the central runner. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 12 June 2025 During the power play, pacer Ben Dwarshuis’ struck twice, removing opener Phil Salt in the second over, followed by dismissing wicketkeeper Jamie Smith. Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 But the coach features, the support for connection to other fitness devices and advanced bits like the virtual pacer mode? Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Rajasthan, however, backed Archer and the pacer repaid the trust with a crucial performance in the side's six-run win over Chennai Super Kings followed by a match-winning 3-25 spell against Punjab Kings on Saturday. Suramya Kaushik, Reuters, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pacer
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Noun
  • The White House sent letters to leaders of several countries announcing blanket tariffs ranging from 25% to 40% starting Aug. 1.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 July 2025
  • This is the question on every e-commerce leader’s mind: If AI overviews answer everything up front, will people still click through to my site?
    Karan Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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  • Faith Kipyegon's attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in less than four minutes came up 6.42 seconds short Thursday, with the combination of Kipyegon’s speed and a complex system of pacemakers not enough to overcome a barrier that still has never been broken.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2025
  • Still the pacemaker project remains secure, Rytkin said, thanks to Northwestern and interest from the national scientific community.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025

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“Pacer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacer. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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