front line
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“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
To do that, they have taken more than 8,000 soil samples, many of them from fields still near the front line of the war.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
"The battlefield is large, so you've got to be able to get cheap but capable ISR at quantity on the front line," said Chamberlain.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Outmatched on the ground by the better-equipped M23 and Rwandan troops, Kinshasa's forces have relied in part on US pressure on Kigali to stabilise the front line, regional specialists and security sources told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
The Ares cabin was on the front line, drilling in phalanx formation with Clarisse calling orders.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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