front runner

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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

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

Fellow FX series “Shōgun” has long been considered the front runner in the drama categories.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

The country’s acting president, Mohammad Mokhber, previously a behind-the-scenes bureaucrat, could be the front runner because he has already been seen meeting with Khamenei.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 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