leapfrogging

Example Sentences

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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

Melius analyst Ben Reitzes points out that large language models have a way of leapfrogging each other.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

From established chains to mom-and-pop stores and chic restaurants that challenge tired stereotypes, they have all been taking off here before leapfrogging further afield, to elsewhere in South East Asia and then across the world.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

But by leapfrogging the United States into space, the Russians had turned even local racial policy into fodder for the international conflict.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly