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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From the heady days post-revolution, the student movement splintered, and the electoral dominance of the traditional parties has left many young people disillusioned—not least since women stood at the vanguard of the July revolution yet were largely sidelined in the reform process.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Paradoxically, Wikipedia’s revolutionarily collaborative structure once put it at the vanguard of innovation on the open internet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
The company’s blockchain innovations, especially the OPEN platform for direct stock lending, position it at the vanguard of the transformation in financial technology.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Smith, after years at the vanguard, now finds himself at odds with the Evangelical Zeitgeist.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Paradoxically, Wikipedia’s revolutionarily collaborative structure once put it at the vanguard of innovation on the open internet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
The company’s blockchain innovations, especially the OPEN platform for direct stock lending, position it at the vanguard of the transformation in financial technology.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Smith, after years at the vanguard, now finds himself at odds with the Evangelical Zeitgeist.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
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“At the vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20vanguard. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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