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as in against
preceding in space
fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins
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Recent Examples of fore
Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
These issues were brought to the fore last year during the SAG-AFTRA strike.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The euro slipped at the start of trading, as investors digested a result that few had anticipated and brings back to the fore concern about France’s fiscal problems, given parties’ commitment to a major increase in public spending.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Video Ad Feedback 01:22 - Source: CNN The protests appear have brought back to the fore deep societal divisions in Israel papered over by the initial reaction to the events of October 7.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
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Chinese are also in fore front of creating EV infrastructure and companies like Nio and CATL also offer battery swapping.
—Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
These issues were brought to the fore last year during the SAG-AFTRA strike.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The euro slipped at the start of trading, as investors digested a result that few had anticipated and brings back to the fore concern about France’s fiscal problems, given parties’ commitment to a major increase in public spending.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Video Ad Feedback 01:22 - Source: CNN The protests appear have brought back to the fore deep societal divisions in Israel papered over by the initial reaction to the events of October 7.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fore
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Supply defensive coordinator Brian Flores with another versatile front option, and the Vikings could continue to elevate a defense that carried the team during stretches of 2024’s 14-win season.—
Zac Jackson,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The station always spawns directly ahead of the front door, but there’s no indicator that shows Lucy’s real-time location, and the station’s antenna can be obscured by tall trees and imposing mountain ridges if the player spawns in a valley instead of on top of a hill.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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Blue Ghost also plans to capture high-definition imagery of a total eclipse as the Earth blocks the sun just before a lunar sunset ushers in frigid lunar night on March 16.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Scared Straight Slotting Murphy into a Scared Straight revival alongside Kenan Thompson is just the kind of SNL fantasy-football these specials thrive on—even before throwing Ferrell into the mix.—
Joe Berkowitz,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2025
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Kelly edged West Aurora’s Dominic Serio 4-3 in the finals, avenging a sectional loss a week earlier to Serio.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The number of banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. dropped by 21 to 4,517 during the third quarter of 2024, the latest period for which the FDIC has provided data.—
Russ Wiles,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Fore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fore. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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