leapfrog

Example Sentences

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Bulgaria - the poorest country in the European Union - has become the 21st member of the eurozone - leapfrogging more obvious and prosperous candidates like Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

From BBC

For Microsoft stock sentiment to improve, those models need to “take a leapfrog above where Gemini 3 is today,” Stucky said.

From MarketWatch

In the recent private meetings, some analysts urged Navratil to turn over the top managers he’d leapfrogged to take the top job.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sunderland missed the chance to leapfrog Manchester United and Chelsea but sit seventh, just four points outside the top four.

From Barron's

The song has famously achieved every position in the Top 20 except for number one; and strong streaming numbers could help it leapfrog the competition.

From BBC