pole position
noun
: the front position at the start of a car race
He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time.
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Though Kalshi has the pole position among prediction marketplaces, the race has many laps to go.
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Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Tonight the Red Sox open their biggest regular season series against the Yankees in years, and the winner will assume pole position in the AL Wild Card race for the final two weeks.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Apparently, the deal hasn’t closed yet, but A24 has pole position.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The market is telling us the housing market is primed for some action, and RKT is in pole position for when the housing market wakes up.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
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Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Tonight the Red Sox open their biggest regular season series against the Yankees in years, and the winner will assume pole position in the AL Wild Card race for the final two weeks.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Apparently, the deal hasn’t closed yet, but A24 has pole position.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The market is telling us the housing market is primed for some action, and RKT is in pole position for when the housing market wakes up.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pole position
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“Pole position.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20position. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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