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leapfrog

[leep-frog, -frawg] / ˈlipˌfrɒg, -ˌfrɔg /


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The park is a bet that the city can leapfrog to the next tech era.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Third, after acknowledging that we dropped the ball on wind and solar, we should try to leapfrog China on the next wave of energy technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

"The industry has to innovate and leapfrog, and not just copy and paste China," he said.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

I like it when incumbents are operating on outdated systems because that creates a substantial opportunity to leapfrog competitors with modern integrated technology.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

Another leapfrog jump and he sat atop the nine-foot log.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

It is Korda's second Chevron title in three seasons and ensures she leapfrogs Jeeno Thitikul in the rankings, after the Thai missed the cut.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

The increase leapfrogs the Fed's 75 basis points increase last month for the largest since central banks began responding to inflation in force earlier this year.

From Reuters Jul. 13, 2022

Directed with admirable clarity by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, “Joan” leapfrogs through time to connect the dots that define its restless, ever-questing protagonist.

From New York Times Jan. 28, 2019

Readers will need the Mitford family tree that appears at the front of the book, however, as Thompson leapfrogs through the saga of this infamous sisterhood.

From Washington Post Oct. 5, 2016

But Tom was most astonished to see how he fired himself off—snap! like the leapfrogs which you make out of a goose's breastbone.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 by Charles Herbert Sylvester

Despite Friday's victory ensuring the shield was theirs, the really hard work was done in last week's crucial win over title rivals Leeds Rhinos at Headingley, where they leapfrogged their rivals to go top.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Sadly or maybe justly, the Dodgers have drifted into ineptitude of late, while the Tarik Skubal-less Tigers have suddenly gotten hot and leapfrogged several teams to move into the last wild-card slot.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

But Ms. Raman leapfrogged Mr. Pratt on Sunday after tens of thousands of additional ballots were counted.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

Anthropic has leapfrogged ahead of rival artificial intelligence developer OpenAI, filing its confidential paperwork for an initial public offering.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

To go from table arrangements to catching spies—it felt as though I had leapfrogged over weeks or months of training.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

When Venus and Serena were leapfrogging each other early in their careers, often clashing in Grand Slam finals across continents and surfaces, Serena insisted their competition existed in a supportive environment.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

First, the court agreed to issue its final judgment in Callais quickly, leapfrogging over the normal period when parties could seek Supreme Court rehearing.

From Slate May 13, 2026

“Concerns about China and others catching up or leapfrogging the U.S. in AI is something to keep in mind,” he says.

From Barron's Dec. 12, 2025

At least one team that kept leapfrogging us didn’t reach their Atlantic goal.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 8, 2025

“I read about it once. One of our own agents went rogue, and in order to confuse his trail he started leapfrogging through time.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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