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in the lead

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ahead(p), in the lead, leadingadverb

    having the leading position or higher score in a contest

    "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"

  2. ahead, out front, in the leadadverb

    leading or ahead in a competition

    "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"

Wiktionary

  1. in the leadadjective

    in first position in a competition

ChatGPT

  1. in the lead

    "In the lead" is a phrase typically used in competitive situations to indicate the person, team, or entity that is currently winning or performing better than all others. It can be applicable in various contexts including sports games, business, election polls etc., portraying a position of advantage or dominance.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the lead in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the lead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of in the lead in a Sentence

  1. Martin Dolan:

    We haven't seen anything as a result of this find -- even if it were confirmed absolutely to be from MH370 -- that would lead us to change the search area.

  2. Yale Zhang:

    With imminent price adjustments in the higher-end segment, that will over time lead to a pricing adjustment for the entire market.

  3. Jim Dabakis:

    I am proud that the LDS Church has seen fit to lead the way in non-discrimination, now, let's roll up our sleeves, get to work and pass a statewide nondiscrimination bill.

  4. Alan Liotta:

    As long as this puts us back on track to a way that we can do it with our scientific experts involved so we can get identifications, then it will be very significant, if it is simply about getting North Korea to return a large number of remains to us, while that's helpful, it's not going to lead to many identifications. It's going to complicate things more than it's going to help things.

  5. Rick Santorum:

    The Lead with Jake Tapper.


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