the vanguard
noun
: the soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward
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But delegates and party leaders largely argued that the state needs to continue to be on the vanguard of such matters.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
These young researchers, in the vanguard of American science, aren’t lobbying Congress.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Look, the Justice Department has always been the vanguard against this kind of thing regardless of party across the history of our country.
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
If being the vanguard means exerting power, Smotrich has succeeded.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
These young researchers, in the vanguard of American science, aren’t lobbying Congress.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Look, the Justice Department has always been the vanguard against this kind of thing regardless of party across the history of our country.
—ABC News, 1 June 2025
If being the vanguard means exerting power, Smotrich has succeeded.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the vanguard
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“The vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20vanguard. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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