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an activist who is on the leading edge of the fight for equal marriage rights
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Recent Examples of leading edge
Bj Vander Linden, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Most significantly, after the Space Shuttle launched, there were questions about the safety of the vehicle's return home due to foam striking the leading edge of the spacecraft's wing.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
While these sizeable organizations are on the leading edge of technology, Oracle is trying to educate and bring a new generation of companies and developers into its community as well.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Though the Port of L.A. and its Long Beach sister facility are on the leading edge, other seaports around the country also have been moving to electrify their operations.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
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Staying on the leading edge of your industry is a noble pursuit and one that can be necessary to hold onto market share.
—Bj Vander Linden, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Most significantly, after the Space Shuttle launched, there were questions about the safety of the vehicle's return home due to foam striking the leading edge of the spacecraft's wing.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
While these sizeable organizations are on the leading edge of technology, Oracle is trying to educate and bring a new generation of companies and developers into its community as well.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Though the Port of L.A. and its Long Beach sister facility are on the leading edge, other seaports around the country also have been moving to electrify their operations.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading edge
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This is why, even while Google remains at the forefront of navigation apps, the company continues pushing AI integration.Justin Klawans, The Week US, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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At the forefront of the race is Jenniffer González, the candidate from the pro-statehood New Progressive Party (NPP).Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Second, the refusal to see how profoundly distasteful so much of modern liberalism has become to so much of America.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
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The film tells the story of Manish Chauhan, who was tutored by an Israeli dance instructor and went on to perform with a contemporary company in New York.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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To prevent future crises, world leaders are trying to even out the balance sheet… Integrating the Americas: FTAA and Beyond; Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond Free trade agreements are the contemporary equivalent of security alliances.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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Russia has taken control of that title in recent years, and there aren’t as many high-end Finnish options for international events as there used to be.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Almost all of the Black spokespeople in symbolic capitalist spaces are either mixed race or recent immigrant Black heritage.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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In October, Trump’s team asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate after a senior Labour figure posted a rallying cry for current and former staffers to travel to battleground states and campaign for Harris.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Jeffersontown City Council There were 16 candidates competing for Jeffersontown's eight council seats, which included each of the current members.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Ravens unveiling new uniforms NBC News Copied Share Lamar Jackson has found success vs. Bengals NBC News Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is 9-1 against the Bengals in his career.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday morning, new evacuations were ordered for areas of Santa Paula and Bardsdale, along the Santa Clara River, and up to the west edge of Moorpark.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Murdoch noted that Tubi’s appeal for advertisers lies not just in its advanced targeting capabilities – compared to traditional TV — but also in its reach to hard-to-access audiences.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Pramanik is also the Chief Investigator on a project developing an advanced grease interceptor that restaurants can use to remove small FOG particles more effectively.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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