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She got ahead of me.
They went on ahead of us and by now are several miles ahead of us.
We have some hard work ahead of us.
The polls show that he is ahead of the other candidates.
The company is working hard to stay one step ahead of the competition.
They were trailing us by 5 points earlier in the game, but now they're ahead of us by 7.
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The new Des Moines Register/Mediacom survey found Harris outpacing Trump by 3 points, 47 percent to 44 percent, among Iowa’s likely voters, jumping ahead of the former president who won the state in both 2016 and 2020, by 9 points and 8 points, respectively.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
The campaign paid the local school district ahead of the event for renting out the arts center but didn't have an answer when Prairie du Chien's Mayor Dave Hemmer asked about reimbursements for public safety costs in advance of the event.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Some clients have also been saving up cash to deploy post-election, while others have been doing early tax-loss harvesting to get ahead of any uncertainty.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
On Wednesday, two other polls had been released showing Trump one point ahead of Harris in Pennsylvania, with Fox News’ results saying Trump was up 50%-49% and Quinnipiac having him ahead 47%-46%.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
The campaign paid the local school district ahead of the event for renting out the arts center but didn't have an answer when Prairie du Chien's Mayor Dave Hemmer asked about reimbursements for public safety costs in advance of the event.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Some clients have also been saving up cash to deploy post-election, while others have been doing early tax-loss harvesting to get ahead of any uncertainty.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
On Wednesday, two other polls had been released showing Trump one point ahead of Harris in Pennsylvania, with Fox News’ results saying Trump was up 50%-49% and Quinnipiac having him ahead 47%-46%.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Ahead of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ahead%20of. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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