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fronting

verb

present participle of front

as in facing

to stand or sit with the face or front toward the apartment complex fronts the ocean

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Recent Examples of fronting The rocker has continued to perform and advocate for diabetes awareness throughout a career that has included fronting Poison, starring on reality television and launching a successful solo career. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The action will be concentrated along one block of South J Street between Lake Avenue and First Avenue South, fronting venues including Rudy’s Pub/Bamboo Room, Propaganda and Pomona (named after the Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards). — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Consider heading all the way north along the sand for the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park, or go south to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026 While fronting the May 2026 issue of Vogue Brazil, Zendaya once more showed her love for her Coleman crew. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 31 July 2026 Glen Hansard, the Irish singer-songwriter best known for fronting the Frames and the Swell Season as well as co-starring in the 2007 musical drama Once, has died, according to his management. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026 Life in the 2020s is about putting performance above purity, optics over essence, fronting ahead of vulnerability. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 Both shows are hosted by influencers, with Charles Brockman III fronting Substitute Teacher and Laro Benz doing House Rules. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2026 Despite having retired from soccer years ago, David Beckham has noticeably been one of the most visible faces of this World Cup, fronting numerous commercials. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 July 2026

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Chancellor Julio Frenk announced the move Monday afternoon in an email to the UCLA community, framing the change around the financial challenges facing an athletic department trying to adapt to a rapidly changing college sports landscape.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
From a retail perspective, Bryan Gildenberg, managing director of Retail Cities, pointed to the changing competitive landscape facing Shein.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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Death Valley is in eastern California, bordering Nevada, and is in the northern Mojave Desert.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Ukraine’s neighbors are on alert Russia’s relentless onslaught has spooked other European countries, especially those bordering Ukraine, which fear spreading attacks from Moscow.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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