front-load
verb
front-loaded; front-loading; front-loads
: to assign costs or benefits to the early stages of (such as a contract, project, or time period)
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Republicans criticizing the measure argued that the bill's new spending and the tax cuts are front-loaded in the bill, while the measures to offset the cost are back-loaded.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The Republicans who criticized the measure noted that the bill’s new spending and tax cuts are front-loaded in the bill, while the measures to offset the cost are back-loaded.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
The Republicans who criticized the measure noted that the bill’s new spending and the tax cuts are front-loaded in the bill, while the measures to offset the cost are back-loaded.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Curiously, this development wasn’t front-loaded in the presentation.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The Republicans who criticized the measure noted that the bill’s new spending and tax cuts are front-loaded in the bill, while the measures to offset the cost are back-loaded.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
The Republicans who criticized the measure noted that the bill’s new spending and the tax cuts are front-loaded in the bill, while the measures to offset the cost are back-loaded.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Curiously, this development wasn’t front-loaded in the presentation.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
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“Front-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front-load. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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