leading

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However the Frenchman left after six defeats in eight matches, leading to O'Neill's return in early January until the end of the season.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The job routinely puts him in contact with the leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, and other public and private companies leading the artificial-intelligence revolution.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Here are the leading contenders for full-time roles based on interviews with several sources at CBS News who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The race was shaking out to be mighty close, and as the first initial votes were tallied, Pratt was leading Raman for the second spot behind Bass, but by Sunday Raman began to pull ahead.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Hadel took their nest and pulled out the bits of wool and leaves and made a trail for them, leading the pixies away from me to the hollow log.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff