front line
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That’s how a country at war fields more than 2,000 defense companies and runs production cycles from outline to front line in months, not years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Russia relied heavily on the tactic of sending forward tiny groups of soldiers to infiltrate gaps in the front line in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
This is a grey zone along the front line within the range of drones piloted remotely from both sides.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Thrust back into the front line by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, infectious disease experts have to balance informing the public about its potential risks without provoking undue fear of a Covid-scale pandemic.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Throughout the war, hundreds of Soviet night bomber regiments moved to follow the front line, as it skirted swamps or rough terrain, or bulged in one direction or another when there was a local victory.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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