front runner
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If you’re an actor attached to either the medical drama “The Pitt” or the horror-comedy “Widow’s Bay,” consider yourself the front runner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
It is one of the most competitive selections for Labour in which Owain Williams was thought by some to be a bit of a front runner.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
With Kamala Harris out of the California governor’s race, other candidates are jockeying to be seen as the new front runner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
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
Herta, previously a front-runner in the US-based Indycar championship, moved to Formula 2 this year with the intention of preparing himself for F1.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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
Despite her conviction, Le Pen remains a front-runner in presidential polls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
She said that Raman is “absolutely not” the front-runner in the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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
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