leading edge
Example Sentences
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Instead, they generate directed fluid flows that actively push proteins toward the leading edge, where cells extend, move and repair tissue.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Alberto Carvalho introduced “Ed” the AI chatbot amid fanfare in March 2024, touting a revolutionary tool that would put the district at the leading edge of school technology.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
The VCR was also the leading edge of a cluster of inexpensive consumer electronics in the 1980s that transformed domestic life: the Walkman, answering machines, videogames, video cameras and PCs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Defence Secretary John Healey said the overhaul will put Britain at the "leading edge of military innovation".
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Wrapping it around his head and body, he ventured out into the street again and made his way to the leading edge of the fire, which had reached the intersection of Franklin and Randolph.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.