the vanguard
noun
: the soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward
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Theme parks are at the vanguard of this growth.
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Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Kids my age — the tail end of the Baby Boom, or the vanguard of Generation X — grew up skeptical of the government.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
For his entire adult life, Mbappe has been seen as the player at the vanguard of the post-Messi, post-Ronaldo, post-Neymar era.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
For nearly eight years, the Ukrainian army—with the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at the vanguard—tried to bludgeon the uprising into submission.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
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Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Kids my age — the tail end of the Baby Boom, or the vanguard of Generation X — grew up skeptical of the government.
—
ABC News,
13 June 2026
For his entire adult life, Mbappe has been seen as the player at the vanguard of the post-Messi, post-Ronaldo, post-Neymar era.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
For nearly eight years, the Ukrainian army—with the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at the vanguard—tried to bludgeon the uprising into submission.
—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
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“The vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20vanguard. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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