front line

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Pakistan’s prominent role in brokering a two-week cease-fire between the U.S. and Israel and Iran places it in an unusual position: on the front line of international diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Five people were also injured on Saturday morning in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, near the front line, regional police said.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“He’s doing a disservice to the people that are on the front line, that rely on him and his colleagues to give them the parameters of what they can and can’t do,” Doyle added.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"There's different ways of doing it and we have really good options across the front line."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Finally, after the enemy aircraft had flown away, Katya landed the damaged Pe-2 in a small field just inside Soviet territory over the front line.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein