1. forefront - Noun
2. forefront - Verb
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
Source: WordNetI was very careful to send Mr. Roosevelt every few days a statement of our casualties. I tried to keep before him all the time the casualty results because you get hardened to these things and you have to be very careful to keep them always in the forefront of your mind. George C. Marshall
In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education. Barack Obama
You didn't just pay lip service to the goal of overcoming the division of Europe and Germany... Rather, you put yourself at the forefront of those who encouraged us on the way to unity. Helmut Kohl
Moving to the forefront of advanced nations is not a choice but a national duty. This requires, among other things, erecting the best industrial property protection systems despite all challenges, particularly in the transition phase that we must endure. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the forefront of opposing censorship. Matthew Lesko
Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music. Bruce Springsteen