to the fore

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to the fore - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fore \Fore\, n.
     The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.
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     At the fore (Naut.), at the fore royal masthead; -- said of
        a flag, so raised as a signal for sailing, etc.
  
     To the fore.
     (a) In advance; to the front; to a prominent position; in
         plain sight; in readiness for use.
     (b) In existence; alive; not worn out, lost, or spent, as
         money, etc. [Irish] "While I am to the fore." --W.
         Collins. "How many captains in the regiment had two
         thousand pounds to the fore?" --Thackeray.
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