at/in the forefront

idiom

: in a leading position
Their company is at/in the forefront of research in this area.

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The recent criminalization bills also include fetal personhood rhetoric—a legal doctrine at the forefront of the fight over reproductive rights that aims to give an embryo and fetus the legal rights of people. — Chantelle Lee, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025 The Quest For a Simple Pill For over 15 years, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been at the forefront of diabetes research, striving to identify a drug capable of inducing the regeneration of human beta cells. — Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Though their approaches may differ, these six hospitality companies and destinations are collectively putting clean and green initiatives at the forefront of their businesses and setting a new standard for sustainability in travel without sacrificing a single ounce of luxury. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025 In the list below, Deadline has profiled seven filmmakers at the forefront of this new wave, who already have a few films under their belt, as well as three first-time filmmakers who have recently made promising debuts. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at/in the forefront

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