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leapfrog

[leep-frog, -frawg] / ˈlipˌfrɒg, -ˌfrɔg /


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There could be something of a leapfrog past Holyrood in this scenario.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Scotland sits in seventh place in these standings, but their rivals have games left to pile up goals and leapfrog them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

"The industry has to innovate and leapfrog, and not just copy and paste China," he said.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

I like it when incumbents are operating on outdated systems because that creates a substantial opportunity to leapfrog competitors with modern integrated technology.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

Another leapfrog jump and he sat atop the nine-foot log.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

It is Korda's second Chevron title in three seasons and ensures she leapfrogs Jeeno Thitikul in the rankings, after the Thai missed the cut.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

Intent on ensuring that China leapfrogs the U.S. as the world’s pre-eminent power, Xi Jinping recently made the gutsy and perhaps counterintuitive decision to invest massively in an arena of American strength—basic research.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

“Surrender” leapfrogs through Bono’s and U2’s improbable story in vignettes that zigzag between poetic and prosaic, devout and skeptical, privileged and conscientious, mystical and political.

From New York Times Mar. 17, 2023

The increase leapfrogs the Fed's 75 basis points increase last month for the largest since central banks began responding to inflation in force earlier this year.

From Reuters Jul. 13, 2022

But Tom was most astonished to see how he fired himself off—snap! like the leapfrogs which you make out of a goose's breastbone.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

And it's not even over Russell, who has been leapfrogged by Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

After spending 209 days at the top of the table, the Gunners have been leapfrogged by Pep Guardiola's side on goals scored.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

Jurors in New Mexico leapfrogged their California peers Tuesday, handing down a $375 million verdict against Meta for endangering children while a similar lawsuit remains pending in Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

The state leapfrogged California and my home state of Illinois not by becoming wealthier or changing its demographics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

I crawled, dragged myself, weakly leapfrogged to the tree.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Olsen: I’m sort of leapfrogging over nominations, and I’m just thinking about what would be exciting on the show.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

First, the court agreed to issue its final judgment in Callais quickly, leapfrogging over the normal period when parties could seek Supreme Court rehearing.

From Slate May 13, 2026

Melius analyst Ben Reitzes points out that large language models have a way of leapfrogging each other.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

As China’s population shrinks and ages, Beijing is betting on leapfrogging technological advance and innovation to boost productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

But by leapfrogging the United States into space, the Russians had turned even local racial policy into fodder for the international conflict.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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