one jump ahead
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An ex-CIA agent and his lover write a book about the agency, one jump ahead of agents sent to stop them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2020
The cat was always one jump ahead of him, and after he retreated, it hopped up on the sheriff's window and meowed.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Congo may remain just one jump ahead of chaos for some time to come, but Dag Hammarskjold had established there a principle that may help in other African troubles to come.
From Time Magazine Archive
Agile parlor operators stand ever ready to stay one jump ahead of the law.
From Time Magazine Archive
Daisy always seemed to be about one jump ahead of me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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