in the lead

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Adj.	1.	in the lead - having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" ahead, leading up - being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"
Adv.	1.	in the lead - leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales" out front, ahead

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They had not gone more than an hour on the second stage of their tramp when Tom, who was in the lead, following the direction laid out by the compass, suddenly stopped, and reached around for his electric rifle, which he was carrying at his back.

Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context

Bulan was in the lead, and close behind him in single file lumbered his awkward crew.

The Monster Men by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

The ape-man was in the lead, moving rapidly and yet with caution, depending even more upon his ears and nose than upon his eyes for information of the lion's whereabouts.

Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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