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in the lead
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
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in the leadadjective
in first position in a competition
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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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of in the lead in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of in the lead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of in the lead in a Sentence
We are not finished yet. The day is not over and you never know what testimony of one person may lead to the need for testimony of another.
Just because we are not seeing a collapse today doesn’t mean we are not subjecting humanity to a process that could lead to catastrophic outcomes over the next century.
It’s about leadership. If we can’t lead then we have a problem.
In terms of the industrial side, which drives a lot of our commodities in the near term, we look at other measures as well, for example electricity generation, and some of those lead indicators actually tell us there is activity happening, if you look at property sales and property prices, those have been improving as well.
There's only one true conservative to lead our party to victory against the Democrats, it's about electing a true conservative who will inspire our base of conservatives across this country like they have not been inspired since Ronald Reagan. ... And that's Ted Cruz.
Translations for in the lead
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- en têteFrench
- plumboLatin
- na liderançaPortuguese
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