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was fronting

  • past progressive
    of front.
    front
    noun
    the foremost part or surface of anything.

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Binance earlier said it held $5 billion of the $6.3 billion it was fronting in the same cryptocurrencies that hackers stole, and was purchasing the remaining $1.3 billion of cryptocurrency through market channels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The former footballer was fronting the BBC's coverage of England's match against Serbia, which the Three Lions won 1-0.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024

It's possible, of course, that Eastman was fronting.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2022

By 1964 she was fronting the female rock band Goldie and the Gingerbreads, who toured Europe with the Rolling Stones.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2020

"One moment, sir," I said, as I realized that it was a pink bald head, and not a red face, which was fronting me.

From The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle