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vanguard

[van-gahrd] / ˈvænˌgɑrd /
NOUN
forefront
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This has also been an incredible front line of the technological vanguard for how war is going to be fought in the future.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

She spoke to De Los about her pleasure-seeking ethos and Argentina’s alt-pop vanguard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Disgruntled by rising living costs and disillusioned by unfulfilled economic and social promises, the Swiss are at the vanguard of industrialized countries questioning the benefits of immigration, even the high-skilled workers many vie to attract.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

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

"If my son's men will not obey his commands, perhaps the vanguard is not the place for him. No doubt he would be more comfortable in the rear, guarding our baggage train."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

And it found him in the person of Yevgeny Prigozhin, one of those quixotic, improbable adventurers who, over the past two centuries, have served as the vanguards of new forms of empire.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2023

These may be especially severe cases, but they are vanguards to a global trend.

From New York Times Jul. 12, 2022

From the beginning it was called "the experiment" and the children were referred to as "vanguards", says Mr Jensen.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2022

Five Star members, in power, have struggled to maintain the posture — as truth-telling vanguards against corruption — that fed their rise in popularity.

From Washington Post Aug. 9, 2019

Our present spaceships, with their robot crews, are the harbingers, the vanguards of future human expeditions to the planets.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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