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vanguard

noun as in forefront

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As a result, an institution with an illustrious record of solving the hardest problems in space now faces a daunting task here on Earth: reclaiming its place at the vanguard of exploration and innovation.

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But add up the dozen or so other countries that form the supposed vanguard of this new world order: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan.

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In an era when college players now get paid, UNC promised to be at the vanguard of adapting, led by decision makers who spent their careers operating under the constraints of a salary cap.

If there was an issue on the vanguard of civil liberties, the fund and its directors were aware and considering it.

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They are at the vanguard of the sport's professional era, the elite of the three million people who play netball in England at least once a year.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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