be ahead

Example Sentences

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The offerings suggest that a bumper year could be ahead for one of the world’s busiest stock exchanges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

On pure footballing merit he deserves to be ahead of Dykes.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In the current second quarter, Airbnb projects revenue will be $3.54 billion to $3.60 billion, which would be ahead of Wall Street’s estimate of $3.46 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

While unemployment among recent graduates is still notably higher than the 4.3% national average, there are signs that more stable conditions could be ahead.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Peter and Paul are each equally likely to be ahead at any given time, but whoever is ahead will probably have been ahead almost the whole time.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos