at the vanguard
idiom
: in the position of the leaders of an action or movement in society, politics, art, etc.
They are at the vanguard of a revolution in medical research.
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Founded in 2024 by Navy veterans, Blue Water Autonomy has positioned itself at the vanguard of unmanned maritime systems, aiming to design and produce highly producible autonomous vessels to support a range of naval missions.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In a world racing to harness the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence, one financial titan has deftly positioned itself at the vanguard of innovation.
—Tim Clark, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The ArcLight-Dome complex was at the vanguard of neighborhood revitalization at the turn of the millennium, before film audiences abandoned cinemas for streaming.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
That ability, along with the political freedom afforded by her lack of interest in national office, has put her at the vanguard of Canada’s changing right.
—Amber Bracken, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In a world racing to harness the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence, one financial titan has deftly positioned itself at the vanguard of innovation.
—Tim Clark, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The ArcLight-Dome complex was at the vanguard of neighborhood revitalization at the turn of the millennium, before film audiences abandoned cinemas for streaming.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
That ability, along with the political freedom afforded by her lack of interest in national office, has put her at the vanguard of Canada’s changing right.
—Amber Bracken, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the vanguard
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“At the vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20vanguard. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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