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leapfrog

[leep-frog, -frawg] / ˈlipˌfrɒg, -ˌfrɔg /


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There could be something of a leapfrog past Holyrood in this scenario.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The park is a bet that the city can leapfrog to the next tech era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

"The industry has to innovate and leapfrog, and not just copy and paste China," he said.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

I like it when incumbents are operating on outdated systems because that creates a substantial opportunity to leapfrog competitors with modern integrated technology.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

With these in place, German planes could leapfrog their way up the continent and seize the American-controlled Panama Canal Zone, and perhaps even Mexico or Cuba.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

It is Korda's second Chevron title in three seasons and ensures she leapfrogs Jeeno Thitikul in the rankings, after the Thai missed the cut.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

The increase leapfrogs the Fed's 75 basis points increase last month for the largest since central banks began responding to inflation in force earlier this year.

From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2022

The Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin antitank missile leapfrogs this defense with a double explosive warhead.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022

Directed with admirable clarity by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, “Joan” leapfrogs through time to connect the dots that define its restless, ever-questing protagonist.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2019

But Tom was most astonished to see how he fired himself off—snap! like the leapfrogs which you make out of a goose's breastbone.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 by Charles Herbert Sylvester

But Ms. Raman leapfrogged Mr. Pratt on Sunday after tens of thousands of additional ballots were counted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Anthropic has leapfrogged ahead of rival artificial intelligence developer OpenAI, filing its confidential paperwork for an initial public offering.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

With a 1-0 loss in San Diego Monday, the Padres leapfrogged the Dodgers for the lead in the NL West.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

When undecided voters were asked who they would vote for if they had to make a choice, Raman leapfrogged Pratt — though by less than a percentage point, the poll found.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

The first Bantu pioneers probably were few in number, selected wet-forest areas suitable for their yam agriculture, and leapfrogged over drier areas, which they left to Khoisan herders and hunter-gatherers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Olsen: I’m sort of leapfrogging over nominations, and I’m just thinking about what would be exciting on the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

First, the court agreed to issue its final judgment in Callais quickly, leapfrogging over the normal period when parties could seek Supreme Court rehearing.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

“Amazon is effectively solving its FCC deadline problem by acquiring a functioning satellite operator while also leapfrogging into direct-to-device connectivity, a market SpaceX’s Starlink has been targeting,” Wedbush analyst Michael Piccolo wrote Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

However, Everton are now seventh and only two points behind Chelsea, part of a group of sides capable of leapfrogging the struggling giants with seven matches left to play this season.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026

But by leapfrogging the United States into space, the Russians had turned even local racial policy into fodder for the international conflict.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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