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vanguard

[van-gahrd] / ˈvænˌgɑrd /
NOUN
forefront
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who won a landslide victory in an election in February, is in the vanguard of this shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 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

"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

Pandemonium broke out in the vanguard of Cluny’s horde, with cries of agony as the pebbles found their marks.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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