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vanguard

[van-gahrd] / ˈvænˌgɑrd /
NOUN
forefront
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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

After four rounds of layoffs in two years that cut a quarter of its employees, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory now faces a daunting task: reclaiming its place at the vanguard of exploration and innovation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 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

"At any rate, through our very position in the vanguard we must do and say the things necessary to get the greatest number of the people to move toward what is for their own good."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison