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leading edges

noun

plural of leading edge

as in front lines

the leading or most important part of a movement an activist who is on the leading edge of the fight for equal marriage rights

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Recent Examples of leading edges The company will evaluate applications for nose cones, fins, leading edges, bulkheads, and other high-performance structures that require precision and durability. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026 Traveling over five times the speed of sound generates immense friction and drag, resulting in the leading edges reaching temperatures beyond 1,650 °C (3,000 °F). — New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025

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Even as organizations apply frontier AI to defense at scale, our success will ultimately depend on the skills, judgment, and expertise of the people manning the digital front lines.

— Tony Kirtley, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Instead, North Korea has cultivated relations closer to home, especially with Russia, which has gladly accepted thousands of North Korean soldiers for the front lines of its war in Ukraine.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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One of the real forefronts in the field right now is figuring out how to solve the delivery problem for all these other tissue types.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 June 2026
Coworth forefronts its equestrian roots, with stables on site as well as polo fields.

— Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026

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