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vanguard

[van-gahrd] / ˈvænˌgɑrd /
NOUN
forefront
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If they are the vanguard of a sentient nonhuman enemy, we don’t have much to fear yet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In the early years of the 20th century, Münter stood at the vanguard of European modernism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

"I will not give up on having a country with the ambition to be at the forefront, to be at the vanguard of Europe," he said on the eve of the strike.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

“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

Eilonwy clung to Taran’s waist as the steed galloped straight across the bracken, toward the vanguard of the Horned King.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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