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Act as a guide, go in advance of others. For example, We asked Tom to lead the way, since he'd hiked this mountain before. [c. 1200]

Be first or most prominent in some field or action, as in Our teacher led the way in finding new methods of teaching algebra. [Late 1600s]

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France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
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Such is her burgeoning popularity Toomey is looking to employ more instructors to lead her highly personalized exercise classes.
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It was also an attack on our freedom of expression and way of life.
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I remember H. Jon Benjamin told me it was a way-too-late apology for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
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"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
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In this way bundles of the plants are easily made, and in most cases these can be readily carried about.
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You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.
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She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.
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