lead the pack/field

idiom

: to be ahead
a runner who is leading the pack/field

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Gen Zers lead the pack, with nearly half, 48% of them having a side hustle. Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024 In a down year for the NFC West, the Seattle Seahawks lead the pack at 8-5 and, with the four division rivals playing one another down the stretch, could prove kingmakers. Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024 North Carolina and Minnesota lead the pack as the top producers — and together are responsible for more than 2 billion pounds of turkey. Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024 Stars Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney lead the pack with the most nominations with three nods each. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 7 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lead the pack/field 

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“Lead the pack/field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20the%20pack%2Ffield. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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