front line
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Malta is also on the front line of climate change and at risk of desertification and drought, but neither main party made the issue its priority.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
The Parisian front line, led by France’s Ousmane Dembélé, is more coveted than any handbag on the Champs-Élysées.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The critical route is used by the Russian military to supply their forces on the front line and in Crimea.
From BBC • May 30, 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
“Yes, they give the battalions in the front line as much as they can but the ones in back are very short. They have eaten all the Austrians’ potatoes and chestnuts from the woods.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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