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The phrase "a front runner in" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone or something that is leading or has a strong position in a particular field or competition.
Example: "The company has established itself as a front runner in renewable energy technology."
Alternatives: "a leader in" or "a top contender in".
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Dell in particular has been a front runner in moving to emerging environmentally-friendly alternatives.
He is also the housing policy brain working with Tooting MP Sadiq Khan, a front runner in the race to become Labour's mayoral candidate for 2016.
Made under the supervision of leading theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, the film (bound to be a front runner in this year's Oscar race) launches a twin pronged attack on our emotions and on our intellects.
That said, the HTC Vive has emerged as a front runner in Japan's fledgling experiential VRcades.
The $165m £102mm) film, which also stars Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine and Matt Damon, is "bound to be a front runner in this year's Oscar race" in the opinion of The Independent's Geoffrey Macnab.
Today, Langevin has become a front runner in the reignited debate on gun control.
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(He has been called a front-runner in the best-supporting-actor category).
Early on, Ms. Sanchez became a front-runner in the contest.
On Oct. 3, Reuters reported that Prudential had emerged as a front-runner in the deal.
And, as a wild card, he will go up against a front-runner in the first heat.
Mr. Zieschang of Bank Julius Baer called him a "front-runner in opening to Anglo-Saxon influence".
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