as in forefront
the leading or most important part of a movement
an activist who is on the leading edge of the fight for equal marriage rights
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Recent Examples of leading edge
ABC News,
17 June 2026
The start-up scene, with its conferences, workshops, and accelerators; its Silicon Valley–like culture; its foreign investors and advisers; looked to him and others like the leading edge of such a threat.
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Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
Those moves made Intuit a leading-edge business model in the AI era—a high-profile example of how to go all-in on AI and simultaneously all-in on humans.
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Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The pitch, as expected, appeared to have lost its spite nearing lunch when Latham, who had hung tough for 74 deliveries, tried turning Jofra Archer to the leg side but found a leading edge that Jacob Bethell superbly snatched out of the air at gully.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
The start-up scene, with its conferences, workshops, and accelerators; its Silicon Valley–like culture; its foreign investors and advisers; looked to him and others like the leading edge of such a threat.
—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Adjective
Brittin is something of an AI evangelist — a man who has had his nose pressed to the glass of leading-edge AI discoveries from the likes of Demis Hassabis, a fellow Brit who runs the hugely influential Google DeepMind.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
Those moves made Intuit a leading-edge business model in the AI era—a high-profile example of how to go all-in on AI and simultaneously all-in on humans.
—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading edge
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For one official in Los Angeles County, the threat of a fire was at the forefront.
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French oak contributes richness without overwhelming the fruit, allowing citrus, stone fruit and fresh acidity to remain at the forefront.
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Given modern advances, many organizations are turning towards auto-triaging by AI services and other digital tools to help ease the burden for physicians.
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One non-negotiable of the modern footballer is good coffee.
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But that will all soon change when the century-old baseball diamond gets newest-generation synthetic turf, striped for football (both flag and tackle), soccer and lacrosse, beneath a digital scoreboard, aluminum bleacher seating for 500 and dugouts that double as dressing rooms.
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Dubbed Camp Meeker Cabin, the project strips mountain living back to its quieter essentials, while still embracing contemporary environmental design.
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The architecture is intentionally clean and contemporary, understated but elegant.
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In another recent study on the impact of AI on jobs, the California AI-unemployment tracker examined the state across industries, education levels and region and highlighted some worrying trends.
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While in line with recent guidance from the Department of Energy, the recommendation drew the ire of a number of Republicans.
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So her first resort, Joali, which opened in 2018, was aimed at art lovers rather than honeymooners and adorned with cutting-edge contemporary sculptures and installations.
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The order to bar Anthropic’s latest models represented the most significant intervention by the US government to date into an AI venture’s operations, and highlighted emerging concerns surrounding the security of cutting-edge models.
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The union says it’s already made concessions at the bargaining table but with little offered in return to improve current conditions and wages.
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Mask ban for law enforcement officers, criminal records sealing and tenant protections are among a host of new measures taking effect.
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In the videos, women share their transformations in which their post-divorce selves are often fitter, with clearer skin and a new wardrobe.
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“Leading edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20edge. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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