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• Truex, meanwhile, stayed on the track to take the lead.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 7 Aug. 2023
• Now may be the best moment to take the lead in an industry.
  — Rhett Power, Forbes, 16 July 2023
• That allows Brazil to take the lead in the first six minutes of the semifinal match.
  — Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
• In good field position, the Tide needed just five plays to take the lead.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
• For a game that felt one-sided, the Chargers had an early chance to take the lead.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• From there, Westfield had two shots to tie or take the lead, but couldn’t convert.
  — Lewis Bagley, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2023
• Kobe Bufkin hit a slashing layup, then converted the free throw to take the lead.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2023
• The Liberty eventually tied the game in the third, but failed to take the lead.
  — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
• The Wildcats used an early 21-2 run early to take the lead for all but two minutes of the first half.
  — Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
• The quarter ended with Alabama in the Michigan red zone with a chance to tie or take the lead.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024
• When the group arrived at their first door, Joanna volunteered to take the lead.
  — Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
• The surge had come to an end, and republican forces were supposed to take the lead in combat.
  — Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
• However, Ryan and Fu were able to take the lead and finish on high note, winning 28-15.
  — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
• The higher-register strings, brass, and vocals still take the lead, but the lows are too forward.
  — PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
• Iowa missed its next shot and UGA had a chance to tie or take the lead — but then the Bulldogs turned it over on back-to-back-to-back possessions.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
• The Eagles had two possessions to take the lead, but missed two shots on one trip and turned the ball over on another.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
• Dornoch was able to take the lead in the last lap ahead of Seize the Grey and Mindframe, who at one point appeared likely to win in the final moments.
  — Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
• In fact, the Badgers, trailed, 2-1, at the point, but put heavy pressure on the Lions during the final period to tie the game and take the lead.
  — Journal Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
• Mark Sears grabbed the late offensive rebound and Alabama had a chance late to tie or take the lead late.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 4 Mar. 2023
• Meanwhile, DePaul was in the midst of 7-0 run to take the lead, after UConn was up by five earlier in the quarter.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
• Tristan Enaruna, whose 16 points led the Vikings, missed a turnaround jumper in the paint with a chance to take the lead and Thomas went 3 for 4 from the free throw line in the closing seconds to seal the win.
  — Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
• The Bengals scored 21 points without reply to take the lead, and a last-gasp field goal from Kansas City forced overtime.
  — Martin Green, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
• Lyrics take the lead Lyrical genius was on full display in Cincinnati last night.
  — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 21 July 2023
• Oregon rallied for four runs with two outs in the seventh to tie and take the lead for a dramatic comeback win to open Pac-12 play.
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
• Trailing, 59-55, entering the fourth quarter, South Carolina scored the first five points to take the lead.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
• Lewisville had a chance to take the lead after forcing a punt and taking over at its 20 to begin the fourth quarter, trailing by three.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
• In a tense, back-and-forth game during the final 10 minutes, Soares delivered the knockout after OSU missed a chance to take the lead.
  — oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
• Saturn retrograde pushes people to take the lead and speak their minds.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
• And DeRozan remains the most clutch player in the league, going 7-for-18 in shots to take the lead or tie the game in the final minute of either the fourth quarter or overtime this season.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
• Not only did Prince George show off his royal handshake — a move he's mastered over the years — but Prince William allowed his son to take the lead and be the first to shake hands.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024