old guard
noun
variants
or less commonly Old Guard
1
: the conservative and especially older members of an organization (such as a political party)
2
: a group of established prestige and influence
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Ahead of Oracle's fiscal third-quarter earnings release on Tuesday, the bank stood by its buy rating on the tech old guard.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
The 35-year-old guard has played just two games for Golden State.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
However, over a century, many members of the Big Ten’s old guard have played so many significant games against one another that their series deserve special mention.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
This sets up an expensive fight to win Texas' Republican voters, with Cornyn touting old guard Republicanism and Paxton appealing to MAGA hardliners.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
The 35-year-old guard has played just two games for Golden State.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
However, over a century, many members of the Big Ten’s old guard have played so many significant games against one another that their series deserve special mention.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
This sets up an expensive fight to win Texas' Republican voters, with Cornyn touting old guard Republicanism and Paxton appealing to MAGA hardliners.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Old guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20guard. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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