old guard

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In Sacramento, there is Mai Vang, a progressive City Council member, who is challenging Rep. Doris Matsui, another member of the old guard royalty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The old guard held that the universe was eternal and unchanging, but in 1965 Arno Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson discovered the faint background radiation left over from the cosmos’ earliest moments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But polling showed voters were adamant: at 78, Mills literally represented the old guard and the party base wants to move on.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

The former Arsenal and Villarreal boss brought with him his own backroom staff, with many of the old guard departing.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Haskell’s Dregs were old guard, con men and crooks from another time.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo