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firing line

noun

Military.��
1. the positions at which troops are stationed to fire upon the enemy or targets.
2. the troops firing from this line.
the forefront of any action or activity, especially a controversy.

firing line

noun

military
1. the positions from which fire is delivered
2. the soldiers occupying these positions
the leading or most advanced position in an activity

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Word History and Origins

Origin of firing line¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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Services including diabetes care for young people, rehab centres and talking therapies are in the firing line, according to NHS Providers, which represents health managers.

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"Growth, jobs and price stability are in the firing line," she writes.

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A missile launcher sends a cloud of brown dust into the air as it hurtles across a field towards the firing line.

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Frontline services directly serving the public are not in the firing line - it will be the spending on sectors such as human resources, policy advice, communications and office management that are to be slashed.

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It is understood welfare spending is in the firing line, but other government departments will also see budgets pruned.

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firing glass firing line, on the

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