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vanguard

[van-gahrd] / ˈvænˌgɑrd /
NOUN
forefront
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In the vanguard of the latest bull stampede is the semiconductor sector, which is due to get another lift Friday as Intel shares see a big post-earnings-report pop.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Scott Hammond, Spaceport chief executive, said the contract strengthened the site's position "at the vanguard of UK vertical space launch".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

In under a decade, the 31-year-old rose rapidly from a political unknown to the vanguard of the modern conservative political movement, earning him a spot as one of President Trump’s closest confidants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The multiyear media rights deal with a sports entertainment entity is the first of its kind for the New York-based AMC, once at the vanguard of cable’s original scripted programming boom in the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

The northmen on their bear-paws soon began to outdistance the rest of the host They overtook the knights in the main column, then Ser Godry Farring and his vanguard.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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