old guard

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Raman and Pratt are right in deeming Bass the old guard of a beat-up city — but the old guard didn’t get there without knowing how to win.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The old guard says the fight to preserve the name is about honoring local history, insisting it’s an emblem of Lenox heritage and part of what makes the school unique.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

To Palantir’s old guard, the FDE remains as deeply misunderstood as ever, despite its newfound fame — a role that rivals are culturally appropriating while ignoring the often grueling engineering process it entails.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

"I definitely feel part of new wave of Manchester, but that's been taken under the wing of the old guard, for sure."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Even the old guard doesn’t remember, but then again he doesn’t remember very much of anything.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick