streets ahead of
idiom
British, informal
: much better than (other people or things)
She is streets ahead of the other students.
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The forces increased the number of officers on the streets ahead of the demonstrations, a spokesperson for the force said in a statement.
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NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
The population at South Korea’s vagrant facilities peaked in the 1980s as the then-military government intensified roundups to beautify streets ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The pull of the pontiff has been on full display in Indonesia, with huge crowds lining the streets ahead of every engagement.
—Adam Hancock, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
Parking will be prohibited on these downtown Milwaukee streets ahead of, and during, the RNC later this month.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Detroit police officers directed traffic as cars crowded onto the city's streets ahead of the fireworks show.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
Despite a flurry of recent public relations woes, Tesla remains streets ahead of domestic challengers in China, the world's largest market for electric vehicles.
—Fortune, 29 Apr. 2021
Actor and comedian Chevy Chase, famously a friendly chap who has been streets ahead of comedy in recent years, is currently recuperating after a five-week stint at a hospital.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2021
The number of homeowners who reset their loans was streets ahead of the less than 45,000 D-FW mortgages for home purchases in the first half of this year.
—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2020
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NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
The population at South Korea’s vagrant facilities peaked in the 1980s as the then-military government intensified roundups to beautify streets ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The pull of the pontiff has been on full display in Indonesia, with huge crowds lining the streets ahead of every engagement.
—Adam Hancock, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
Parking will be prohibited on these downtown Milwaukee streets ahead of, and during, the RNC later this month.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Detroit police officers directed traffic as cars crowded onto the city's streets ahead of the fireworks show.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
Despite a flurry of recent public relations woes, Tesla remains streets ahead of domestic challengers in China, the world's largest market for electric vehicles.
—Fortune, 29 Apr. 2021
Actor and comedian Chevy Chase, famously a friendly chap who has been streets ahead of comedy in recent years, is currently recuperating after a five-week stint at a hospital.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2021
The number of homeowners who reset their loans was streets ahead of the less than 45,000 D-FW mortgages for home purchases in the first half of this year.
—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2020
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