pole position
noun
: the front position at the start of a car race
He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time.
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Sun Belt towns like Gainesville are in pole position to compete for investment amid a surge in factory construction, undergirded, in part, by President Joe Biden’s clean energy incentives.
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Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
Norris took pole position during Saturday's qualifier, according to Formula 1.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 May 2025
The British driver began in pole position having put up a record lap in qualifying, and managed to hold onto his lead with Charles Leclerc lurking despite his tires locking up going into the first corner.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
While Leclerc dismissed such notions, after securing Monaco pole position in 2021 and 2022, the Ferrari driver didn’t convert these to a victory.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
Norris took pole position during Saturday's qualifier, according to Formula 1.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 May 2025
The British driver began in pole position having put up a record lap in qualifying, and managed to hold onto his lead with Charles Leclerc lurking despite his tires locking up going into the first corner.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
While Leclerc dismissed such notions, after securing Monaco pole position in 2021 and 2022, the Ferrari driver didn’t convert these to a victory.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Pole position.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20position. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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