front-runner

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front-runner

the person or thing thought most likely to win or succeed. The press found out some juicy secrets about the front-runner and made them all public. Who is the front-runner in the race to be governor?

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With the GAA anxious to fill the post after former Tipperary All - Ireland medal winner Nicky English, turned down initial approaches, it's now believed O'Connor has emerged as the front-runner to take up the top hurling post. Hurling: O'Connor is Model runner by The Mirror (London, England)			from the cradle to the grave from the ground up from the heart from the horse's mouth from the old school from the outset from the ridiculous to the sublime from the sublime to the ridiculous From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step from the top from the word go from the year dot from there to here from this day on from time immemorial from time to time from tip to toe from top to bottom from top to toe from way back front front for front off front on front some amount of money front-runner frost frost over frosted froth up frown frown at frown on fruit fruitcake fruition fruits of labor fry fry up frye fuck fuck around fuck like bunnies fuck up fuck with Fuck you! fudge factor fuel fuel up full full as a tick			front-load front-load Front-Load Fund Front-Load Funds front-loaded Front-loader front-loading front-loading Front-Loading Ultrasound Probe front-loads Front-Of-Counter front-of-house front-of-house front-of-house front-of-house Front-Of-Wave Front-Office Business Applications Front-Office Environment Study Front-Opening Shipping Box front-page front-paged front-pages front-paging front-porch campaign front-porch campaigning front-projection screen front-projection TV front-projection TV Front-Resolving Ocean Network with Telemetry front-runner front-running front-running front-running Front-side bus Front-side bus front-stall front-tap reflex Front-To Backwafer Alignment Front-to-back ratio front-wheel drive Front-wheel-drive front. Front/Forward Stance Front/Forward Stance Front/Forward Stance Front/Forward Stance frontad frontage frontage frontage frontage frontage line frontage line frontage line frontage line frontage road frontage road frontage road Frontage roads Frontage Satellite Television

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