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fore

noun
 
 
/fɔːr/ US  /fɔːr/

Definition

to the fore to public attention or into a noticeable position: Various ecological issues have come to the fore since the discovery of the hole in the Earth's ozone layer. The prime minister has deliberately brought to the fore those ministers with a more caring image. → See also the forefrontFame and famous
(Definition of fore noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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