"front-runner" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2019 October, Dan Harvey, “Crossrail Update: Whitechapel barrels on”, in Modern Railways, page 92:",
          "text": "But which stations will be finished first? Custom House and Tottenham Court Road are front-runners - the first because it is a relatively simple overground station and the latter because much of the work for the Elizabeth Line was completed as part of the rebuilding of the London Underground station.",
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          "text": "But which stations will be finished first? Custom House and Tottenham Court Road are front-runners - the first because it is a relatively simple overground station and the latter because much of the work for the Elizabeth Line was completed as part of the rebuilding of the London Underground station.",
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