Sentences with word «frontrunner»
The word "frontrunner" is used to describe a person or team who is leading in a competition or race. They are ahead of others and have a good chance of winning. Full definition
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro and Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy have emerged as frontrunners for chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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It's been a season marked, refreshingly, by a lack of frontrunners in most major categories.
And now reports in Spain have claimed that Napoli have emerged as frontrunners for his signature after having him scouted during Madrid's midweek Champions League clash with Paris Saint Germain.
The same thing happened with the trio of frontrunners in 2015, Spotlight, The Big Short, and The Revenant all competing for that number one spot.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley are considered Democratic frontrunners for a 2016 presidential bid.
This has been one of the most exciting races in years, with no clear frontrunner in Best Picture.
Lincoln solidified itself as the new Oscar frontrunner for Best Picture with rave reviews, high box office attendance, and a truly remarkable performance from Daniel Day - Lewis.
Today's Rasmussen poll shows Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Andrew Cuomo just 16 points ahead of his GOP opponent, Carl Paladino.
Finding a place more diametrically opposed to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump than the Bay Area would be challenging.
Because current Republican frontrunner Donald Trump reminds a lot of people of Goldwater.
The Los Angeles Film Critics handed Spotlight its third Best Picture win today (it had won from the Boston Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Online earlier), helping the film secure its Best Picture frontrunner status at the Oscars.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is in New York City for a fundraiser and to meet with AIDS / HIV activists.
The defeat last year of frontrunner Hillary Clinton was an especially tough loss, considering hacked emails revealed that committee leaders tried to give Clinton the edge over primary challengers.
Also securing their Oscar frontrunner status in this final awards push was Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine for Best Actress.
La La Land, the current frontrunner for Oscar's Best Picture, won the top award with the New York Film Critics Circle — its only win of the day.
Since the Republican candidates are ideologically similar, there is no clear GOP frontrunner heading into Election Day.
If Kolb manages to steal away that many seats from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, he'll put the Manhattan Democrat at a disadvantage with gubernatorial frontrunner Andrew Cuomo, by robbing him of his veto - proof majority.
It is also showing Thursday night as part of the «shortlist» of films that DOC NYC considers frontrunners in the Oscar race.
To nobody's surprise, number one draft pick Anthony Davis is the odds on frontrunner with +150 (3/2) odds to win this coveted award.
Leonardo DiCaprio emerges as early frontrunner to play The Joker in new Martin Scorsese - produced film
On the Republican side, there is no clear frontrunner among the pack of potential candidates.
You mostly have to go back to Marion Cotillard beating Julie Christie to find a year when the presumed frontrunner early on in the year did not ride that expectation through to the end.
While Up in the Air (2009) didn't wind up with any Oscar wins, it was a Best Picture frontrunner at one point and managed a fair amount of nominations.
The Republican presidential frontrunner on Wednesday night called the electronics giant «disgraceful» for rejecting a court order to give encrypted data from one of the San Bernardino attackers» phones to the FBI.
After unleashing a negative ad attacking Democratic mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio, NYC Conucil Speaker Chris Quinn is sounding a more positive note with her latest TV spot, which seeks to sum up her campaign and proclaims her ready to represent all New Yorkers with a «steady hand, and a big heart.»
The spot airing in New York City notes that both Democratic mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio and his GOP opponent, Joe Lhota, reiterated their support for the constitutional amendment to expand non-Indian run casino gaming during a debate Tuesday night.
Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn said:
In the region, locations such as Singapore and Hong Kong are working towards becoming frontrunners in fintech.
If this baby had some decent summer rubber on the 20 - inch wheels instead of the standard all - season tires, it just might make me forget all about my beloved Mazda CX - 9, the current frontrunner here at Roadshow HQ when it comes to sporty full - size SUVs.
The perceived frontrunner for Best Animated Feature Film, The LEGO Movie, was snubbed despite the film's song getting a nomination.
As often the first group to not only put out nominations but announce their winners, they more or less can establish very early frontrunners when the -LSB-...]
Paladino explained he dislikes AG Andrew Cuomo so much that he will do anything to avoid being a spolier and maximize the GOP's chances of blocking the Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner from winning the election.
These are high - quality play yards that are sure to stand up to the test of time and prove themselves as new frontrunners in the world of children's play products.
But right now I think Streep will win the Globe, meaning the two Best Actress frontrunners out of that final bracket very well could be Streep vs. Ronan.
It seems forever ago that we witnessed the coronation of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as the Best Picture frontrunner by virtue of its Golden Globe and SAG performance, but it has re-emerged as a major threat in the wake of its BAFTA dominance.
Elsewhere, the expected presence of Oscar frontrunners like La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight showed up.
Bloomberg has repeatedly gone out of his way in recent months to praise Democratic City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the early frontrunner who paved the way for his third term.
The Revenant, while it may still be rocking the box office, also missed an opportunity here to claim its post as frontrunner after its hefty nomination tally and Globes success.
Francis McDormand drew raves for her turn as a vengeful mother in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri»; Gary Oldman solidified his best actor frontrunner status with «Darkest Hour»; and Netflix received a standing ovation for Dee Rees» «Mudbound,» which could be the streaming service's first film to be nominated for best picture.
This is what the two other frontrunners told me today:
Mayoral race frontrunner Christine Quinn was bombarded Wednesday with questions about the so - called second coming of Weiner; whether the man who was forced to resign his House seat because of lewd online behavior should, could and would enter the race for City Hall.
The CNN / ORC International poll released Sunday also indicates the race for the GOP nomination remains a wide open contest with no obvious frontrunner among the potential Republican White House hopefuls.
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt is a very likely frontrunner for our RPG of the year, and it's easy to see why.
Week 14 shredded the candidacy of some of the league's former frontrunners as big names like Derek Carr, Russell Wilson, and Dak Prescott turned in some of the worst performances of their professional careers.
Last year there was a strong frontrunner with Life Itself out of the running in Cititzenfour.
Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn arrives at the QEII conference centre in London surrounded by supporters singing The Red Flag.
And would Chadwick Boseman be a Best Actor frontrunner if his James Brown biopic Get On Up had been a Walk the Line-esque hit instead of flopping its way to $ 30.6 million gross?
The two supporting categories both have frontrunners so strong in J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) that everyone else will just have to be happy to nominated.