How to Use get ahead in a Sentence

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  • To these teens, the stakes for getting ahead of AI are clear.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • Colorado tackles the problem with a new law One state is trying to get ahead of the problem.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • But some admins are embracing the technology — and even using it as a tool to get ahead.
    — Claire Savage, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Is the American Dream still about getting ahead, or just about not falling behind?
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Looking back to get ahead, these are the essential box office stories genre fans might have missed in Q2.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
  • Financial pressures, worries or a tedious schedule could leave you stressed, but don’t get ahead of yourself.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • But the boom always sows the seeds of its own destruction by getting ahead of itself with euphoric valuation.
    — James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The pitch for career advancement — get a degree, get a job, get ahead — was always too small for what college actually does.
    — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • For guitarist Jonathan Plevyak, the song is also a way to embrace the fun side of playing music, which can be in short supply when trying to get ahead.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
  • Pintauro ultimately spoke to the outlet to get ahead of the story and has shared in earlier interviews that going public ultimately lead to more joy in his life.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • What cybersecurity can teach organizations about getting ahead of risk.
    — Gaby Prechner, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • For many South Floridians, however, getting ahead financially feels easier said than done.
    — Bonnie Laden, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Nike revealed the sneaker through its Verified series on the Snkrs app, which this year began previewing upcoming sneakers in an effort to get ahead of leakers.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Wrobleski has carried that momentum into this season, constantly putting opposing lineups on the back foot with his prolific strike-throwing and ability to get ahead in counts.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Each of these plans comes with seasonal pest control that gets ahead of pest activity, but Pro and Premium treatments occur even more frequently during peak pest season.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The spotlight is back on Georgia's elections as the state's two Democratic senators get ahead of what could be an explosive address from the White House.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Wall Street, of course, is always trying to get ahead of everyone else, which is why the ADP employment survey is the second most important report of the week.
    — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • Investment firms looking to get ahead, meanwhile, will be spending big to hire Fed alumni who can help make predictions in a lower-transparency environment, Richardson said.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026
  • The Omdia data shows that 68% of enterprises plan to evaluate changes to their observability solutions within the next six months, your window to get ahead of the cost curve rather than respond to it.
    — Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Egypt took a surprising lead in the 15th minute when Ibrahim got ahead of Lisandro Martinez to meet Marwan Attia’s cross and head the ball into the bottom corner.
    — James Robson, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
  • But to get ahead in 1950s Hollywood, Mansfield adopted an extreme version of Marilyn Monroe’s breathy voice.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Speaker Mike Johnson is getting ahead of another potential shutdown that could be politically risky for Republicans.
    — Jarrell Dillard, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • There’s been some pulling forward of goods as companies try to load up on some inventory to get ahead of the Section 122 tariff that’s 10 percent across the board and set to expire on July 24.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The expectation from many was that Edinburgh would lose its role as host city to Greater Manchester, home of new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and organizers in Edinburgh wanted to get ahead of the game.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026

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