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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

Allen and her son are at the vanguard of a fast-growing business catering to health-conscious parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

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

Dispirited and battleworn, carrying their fallen leader, the maimed and wounded hobbled painfully along at the rear, the bitter ashes of vanquishment and defeat mingling with the dust from their stumbling vanguard.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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