51Թ

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front-loading

[ fruhnt-loh-ding ]

adjective

  1. designed to be loaded, supplied, or tended from the front:

    a front-loading washer.



noun

  1. the act or practice of concentrating something at the beginning of a process or period:

    With the front-loading of commissions on insurance premiums, salespeople have less incentive to ensure that customers keep their policies for a long time.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of front-loading1

First recorded in 1955–60
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With those deadlines looming, many businesses have been front-loading orders to try to get as much product as possible into American land and sea ports of entry quickly.

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That has been reflected in shipping data from the ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles, which continue to record huge numbers thanks to several months of front-loading cargo ahead of Trump’s inauguration.

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“This new process will help further ensure victims and district attorneys are part of the commutation process and improve public safety by front-loading the risk assessment like we’re doing in the Menendez case.”

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He said the old package had also been tweaked so the UK would pay more in "front-loading" at the beginning of the deal.

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By front-loading consideration of wildlife connectivity, “planners, builders and communities have a clearer picture of which areas are safer to build for both people and wildlife,” he said.

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