"front-runner" meaning in All languages combined

See front-runner on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: front-runners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} front-runner (plural front-runners)
  1. Alternative form of front runner Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: front runner
    Sense id: en-front-runner-en-noun--8jfvjtA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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