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So the margin can look healthy while the cash spent up front has yet to be earned back.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Raman was leading in the Valley in the September poll 34% to 26%, but that number flipped on its head over the past month, with Bass now in front of Raman 44% to 33%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Even though I talk well, it causes me great anxiety to go up in front of the City Commission,” she confessed.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
"To close my career at home in Puerto Rico, in front of the people who have supported me from the beginning, means everything. I'm going to give the fans one final night to remember."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
She glanced back, and even though they’d made it to the front, the line seemed to have grown even longer.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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The site fronts onto Lion Green Road, with low-rise green belt housing set on higher ground to the south and traditional suburban streets to the north.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The exceptional display in 2026 was made possible by a series of cold fronts that carried much-needed moisture into the region.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
We’re starting to see encouraging signs on all three fronts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I’m not a meteorologist, but it’s kind of like three competing weather fronts collided,” Cook said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Most of the buildings in town look like they’re from old-timey days, maybe when you were young, with those tall fronts that are just for show, like in Wild West movies.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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Bourne has written songs for McFly and 5 Seconds of Summer, and also fronted his own band, Son of Dork.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Aggrey recalled a time in 2015 when he wasn’t able to afford both the taxes on those options and rent, and his roommate fronted him $200.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
And while soccer remains her main duty, she has also covered the Kentucky Derby numerous times and has fronted NBC’s coverage of the last seven Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
When he fronted the launch of the alert system in April 2023, he says it was intended for as narrow a geographic area as possible where the threat to life is imminent.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“You never paid me back when I bought you those waffle cookies. Or when I fronted you money for the helicopter pop-up book.”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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The alleged conspiracy involves unnamed “‘runners’ who solicit and provide clients willing to advance and stand behind fabricated narratives” and “litigation funders that seek profit from eventual judgments or settlements by fronting litigation expenses.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Saudi Arabian promoter Sela is fronting the bill for the prospective Joshua-Fury fight, with both men signing separate contracts with the company.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Dean has fared far better fronting her own band, a ray of sunshine singing retro soul and pop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Spinning that lore for a modern audience, then, calls for fronting the cast with a star whose popular persona is outsized compared to his dramatic proficiency.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
From Durban I drove south along the coast past Port Shepstone and Port St. Johns, small and lovely colonial towns that dotted the shimmering beaches fronting the Indian Ocean.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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