front row

British

noun

rugby Union
1. the forwards at the front of a scrum
2. ( as modifier )
  
  perhaps the finest front-row forward in the world

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Thompson’s family sat in the front row of the courtroom during Friday’s hearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Legally Blonde musical star Amber Davies says she asked for an audience member who filmed a performance from the front row to be kicked out.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

We were front row and we like smelled her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Elsewhere in Haute Couture Week, Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny sat front row for the Schiaparelli show in a pastel yellow-coloured suit and a tie of plaited golden strands.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

“What if we take it to the news?” a woman holding a newborn suggested from the front row, bobbing up and down to soothe her child.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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