front line
Example Sentences
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“Taiwan and Japan are on the very front line of China’s global ambitions,” said Wen-ti Sung, a Taipei-based nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub.
Ukraine is short of drones and other weapons that can hit midrange targets at 20 to 120 miles behind the front line, Gady noted.
Not everyone needs to be on or can be on the front line.
From Salon
With cell networks largely down on the front lines, it quickly became a crucial technology ensuring internet access for civilians and troops.
Russian war bloggers warned the implications could go beyond drones, as the Russian military uses Starlink to provide the front line with internet.
From BBC
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