pole position

NOUN

advantageous position

Synonyms

WEAK

first chair front position front seat inside position lead pole starting grid

Example Sentences

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“Nvidia is still in pole position in this AI trade, but Intel and AMD lead the way on CPUs for now,” Gilbert added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

His impressive body of work since his interim appointment has put the 44-year-old in pole position to become the club's next permanent boss.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Rosenqvist. who won the pole position with a lap time of 1 minute 7.4625 seconds in qualifying, had mixed emotions as the runner-up after leading for 51 laps with no win to show for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

In Australia, pole position this year was 3.422 seconds slower than than last year.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

A run of 13 unbeaten matches between September and February catipulted them into pole position and they have scored in 17 of their 19 WSL games.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026