tip of the spear

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tip of the spear

  1. The foremost person or group; those on the front lines.
  2. The leading position of someone in a difficult situation.
    • 2021, Trevor George Gardner, “By Any Means: A Philosophical Frame for Rulemaking Reform in Criminal Law”, in Yale Law Journal Forum‎[1], page 803:
      In this and similar theorizing of criminal-justice reform, Simonson draws the focus of reform advocates to the tip of the spear—police administration.
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