1
: the forward part of something that moves or seems to move
2
: the foremost edge of an airfoil
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Examples of leading edge in a Sentence
the leading edge of an airplane's wing
the leading edge of a thunderstorm
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By 2021, Intel’s chips had fallen two generations behind the leading edge, an unprecedented and humiliating position.
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Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024
The tech giant has remained at the leading edge of its industry by consistently adding services that give clients as much value as possible.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Heavy rain, powerful winds and a series of tornadoes struck Florida from the storm’s leading edge, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.
—Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
The same is true for Russia’s nuclear power industry: touted for years as the leading edge of Russian industry, the state nuclear power monopoly, Rosatom, has yet to build a single plant besides the Bushehr plant in Iran, which took decades to complete.
—Eugene B. Rumer, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2019
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Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024
The tech giant has remained at the leading edge of its industry by consistently adding services that give clients as much value as possible.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Heavy rain, powerful winds and a series of tornadoes struck Florida from the storm’s leading edge, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.
—Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
The same is true for Russia’s nuclear power industry: touted for years as the leading edge of Russian industry, the state nuclear power monopoly, Rosatom, has yet to build a single plant besides the Bushehr plant in Iran, which took decades to complete.
—Eugene B. Rumer, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2019
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“Leading edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20edge. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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