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vanguard

[van-gahrd] / ˈvænˌgɑrd /
NOUN
forefront
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"In being the industry's vanguard we have taken a lot of bullets in a battle which is only in the early days of paying off for ourselves and all developers," Sweeney said.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Australia is at the vanguard of this rapid development, with Knight Frank ranking it in second place for investment in 2024 after the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“Or do we want to be a party that is leading the vanguard to protect workers and to fight for working families?”

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025

“It’s one thing for equity markets to suffer a general pullback. But it’s quite another to see stocks at the vanguard of AI development getting trashed,” he added.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

It was near midday when their vanguard came in sight of the Twins, where the Lords of the Crossing had their seat.

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