front line
Example Sentences
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Other long-range strikes have sparked fires that have burned for days at oil facilities hundreds of kilometres behind the front line.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
McGovern was also described as a "senior front line operative" and a "confidante" of those in the upper echelons of the organisation.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
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 critical route is used by the Russian military to supply their forces on the front line and in Crimea.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The flow of people pushed her up to the midpoint of the bridge, almost to the very front line of marchers.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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