front runner

"We've wound down our kitchen, it was natural for us to cut that and focus on what is front runner for the business, which is drinks sales."

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

The other was the vigorous argument between abstraction and figuration as front runner of the avant-garde, then being hard-fought in the American art world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

Some reviews are predicting that one of the film's stars Ralph Fiennes could well be the early front runner for best actor too.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024

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

Parker quickly became the front-runner for the job after the sacking of Nuno, which followed back-to-back home defeats by Southampton and West Bromwich Albion.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

While she is believed to be the underdog, according to Polymarket data, her perceived chances of success have been improving — even as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has remained the front-runner.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom first appointed Bonta to serve as attorney general in 2021, after Xavier Becerra — now the Democratic front-runner to become California’s next governor — left the post to serve as U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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