Remember when Tiger Woods became the front-runner in golf?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judas Just the Latest to Get Historical Makeover] Reference

The likely front-runner would be Palin, if she decides to run.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 'tea party' gears up for 2012] Reference

How, exactly, did a second-rate actor earn front-runner status?.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Beat: The Last Days Of The Circus] Reference

"The Bengals have always been the front-runner," Rosenhaus said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Terrell Owens, Cincinnati Bengals Agree To Deal] Reference

The economically savvy Rutte has now emerged as the front-runner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Economy Captures Dutch Voters' Attention] Reference

Coons instantly was labeled the front-runner when O'Donnell won Tuesday.    From Wordnik.com.  [O'Donnell to Delaware voters: Keep an open mind] Reference

Jennifer Grey emerges as front-runner on "Dancing With the Stars" premiere.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lindsay Lohan withdraws E-Trade lawsuit; Elisabeth Moss files for divorce; Jennifer Grey has 'Dancing' lead; Gwyneth Paltrow may guest star on 'Glee'] Reference

Jean is currently regarded as the front-runner in the country's Nov. 28 election.    From Wordnik.com.  [Former Fugee Pras Not Backing Wyclef In Haitian Presidential Bid, Slams Jet Use] Reference

She has been endorsed by Sarah Palin, and she has been the front-runner all along.    From Wordnik.com.  [Primary Results Examined] Reference

(And next year, there's no question but that Boardwalk Empire will be a front-runner.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask Matt: Post-Emmys, Plus Fall Preview, Secret Life, Huge, Weeds, Persons Unknown and More] Reference

But as the Wisconsin campaign wound down, he softened his attacks on the new front-runner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dean Bows Out] Reference

In the past week, Ratzinger, had been widely characterized as the front-runner for the job.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pope Benedict XVI] Reference

The answer to that question is Coats, possibly the year's most unlikely Senate front-runner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indiana's Ellsworth, onetime Democratic star, now a symbol of party's struggles] Reference

Among Democrats, Clinton used the third quarter to secure her place as a national front-runner.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clinton edges Obama with $35 million in the bank; Giuliani has $11.6 million] Reference

But his front-runner status invited a level of attention that was sure to dredge up old stories.    From Wordnik.com.  [Testing Ground] Reference

And in New Hampshire, polls show the gap closing between the establishment front-runner for U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Insurgents Vex GOP Mainstream in Northeast] Reference

The Sun-Times recent poll rates Senator James Meeks as a front-runner with ten percent of the vote.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hermene Hartman: Chicago's Next Mayor] Reference

With McCain now a front-runner for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination and Webb about to join the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vietnam Today] Reference

Joe Manchin, seen as the overall front-runner, and former congressman and secretary of state Ken Hechler.    From Wordnik.com.  [Race To Replace Robert Byrd Attracts 15 Candidates, Including 11 Republicans] Reference

In positioning himself as the front-runner to become the District's next mayor, Vince Gray has been both.    From Wordnik.com.  [In primary race against Adrian Fenty, Vince Gray has put his political skills on display] Reference

Deadline. com puts Portman in Oscar front-runner position based on reviews coming out of London newspapers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Natalie Portman, apparent soon-to-be Oscar winner] Reference

  “But you're a heartbeat away from the Captain's badge right now, so I consider you the front-runner.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bodice-Ripper Free School Zone Act] Reference

Gray, widely believed to be the front-runner, used both candidates 'campaign colors to rally his supporters.    From Wordnik.com.  [D.C. mayoral rivals make final pitches to voters] Reference

Bush's triumph in the cultural wheelhouse of the South at least temporarily restored him to front-runner status.    From Wordnik.com.  [Back From The Brink] Reference

Republicans long have followed a familiar pattern: nominate the heir apparent, the next in line, the front-runner.    From Wordnik.com.  [2012 GOP race looks open and unpredictable (from Iowa)] Reference

And he confronts the seemingly unremitting momentum of what his strategist David Axelrod calls the "Kerry front-runner tsunami.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Is It Over Yet?] Reference

But if the front-runner Ma, who is Hong Kong-born, triumphs over native son Hsieh, the voters 'message will be especially clear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Anger The Dragon?] Reference

Mr. Castle, a former governor, has been widely considered the front-runner to win the seat once held by Vice President Joe Biden.    From Wordnik.com.  [Insurgents Vex GOP Mainstream in Northeast] Reference

He modified his manner and message, shedding his front-runner isolation and retailing his Texas record as a "reformer with results.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Back From The Brink] Reference

That leaves Mr. Weber as the front-runner for the ECB presidency, "but it is not at all as clear as it was a couple of months ago," says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weber Stumbles on Way to Head ECB] Reference

But Kirk's front-runner status is now shaky, after revelations that he has exaggerated his military record and other parts of his resume.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama's Former Senate Seat Up For Grabs] Reference

MARA LIASSON: Nikki Haley, who is the front-runner, she looks like she might just fall short of the 50 percent she needs to avoid a runoff.    From Wordnik.com.  [Primary Results Examined] Reference

Pre-election polls showed Gray was the front-runner heading into the election, primarily because of his large advantage among black voters.    From Wordnik.com.  [D.C. mayor-elect must unite the city] Reference