up front

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On 8 February 2025, Lord Mandelson told Kyle, who was then the government's technology secretary, that his speech would "benefit from more positive language about AI up front before you get into the security stuff".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Big banks have already been acquiescing to Musk’s unusual demands, including paying up front for Grok subscriptions, thus juicing SpaceX’s flagging A.I. revenue.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

After only 16 months, Mattel sold it for no cash up front and an undisclosed cut of future profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“We very much acknowledge that up front, that you’re walking down Route 66,” says Kathy Mangum, the retired Walt Disney Imagineer who served as the executive producer of Cars Land.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

He’d pick out someone whose behavior had been especially good, and allow him to sit up front too, as the left-hand lookout.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey