front runner

While Republican Steve Hilton has spent months jackrabbiting around California during his long-shot bid for governor, Democratic front runner Xavier Becerra just recently emerged from quasi hibernation and stepped into political daylight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Paramount had initially been viewed as a front runner in the deal given the close ties its CEO, David Ellison, and his father, Oracle Corp.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

It is one of the most competitive selections for Labour in which Owain Williams was thought by some to be a bit of a front runner.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

With Kamala Harris out of the California governor’s race, other candidates are jockeying to be seen as the new front runner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025

Twice champion of the USSR, he’d won the 1958 Portorož Interzonal, becoming a front runner to play the incumbent titleholder, Mikhail Botvinnik, for the World Championship in 1960.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The UAE nominated Wednesday its foreign ministry official Lana Nusseibeh to run in the contest to lead the UN as none of the six existing candidates has emerged as a clear front-runner.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Despite her conviction, Le Pen remains a front-runner in presidential polls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

She said that Raman is “absolutely not” the front-runner in the race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

And while an Oscar front-runner or two may have been unofficially coronated, we found plenty else to like — particularly these nine movies we’ll be taking home and mulling over in the weeks ahead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Then, somewhat oddly, both the Democratic front-runner in the primary and the ensuing Republican nominee became embroiled in scandals involving their ex-wives.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama