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Once she moved a break ahead in the second set, her place in the illustrious list of Grand Slam champions never looked in doubt.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I don’t know a single person who would say the same thing about “Cars 2” without a gun pointed at their head, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

And in a Los Feliz precinct in her council district, Raman so far has 58% of the vote, far ahead of Bass and Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The information allows the dealer’s service shop to get parts ahead of time rather than waiting for the car to be diagnosed on location.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Then out on one of my trail runs, I spotted him up ahead, so I started running every day just to glimpse him—but once again, just look-aways.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith