the vanguard
noun
: the soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward
Examples of the vanguard in a Sentence
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Youth in Crisis: Maine hoped to be in the vanguard of a movement to transform how governments deal with teenagers who break the law.
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Callie Ferguson Ashley L. Conti, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The very same board that has been on the vanguard of school choice, approving over 40 charter schools in the last 10 years.
—Stefan Bean, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024
The country was in the vanguard of the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century, establishing dominant positions in electrical components manufacturing and chemical production.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The startup, which is known for its Kimi chatbot, is the vanguard of Chinese tech companies working on generative AI models.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Others running the caucus have been on the vanguard of those pushing unfounded election fraud allegations in the state.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2024
Myanmar’s army views itself as the vanguard of Burman-Buddhist nationalism.
—Avinash Paliwal, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2024
One of the first Native American writers to publish works of fiction, Dr. Momaday found himself in the vanguard of an American Indian literature that sought to incorporate traditional tribal ways while capturing contemporary experience.
—Olesia Plokhii, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
Advertisement Mead and Bateson thought that scientists would lead the vanguard of a revolution in bringing the wisdom and the experiences of other cultures into the modern world, the creation of a sort of global culture that would allow for some form of transcendence.
—David Lipset, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Callie Ferguson Ashley L. Conti, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The very same board that has been on the vanguard of school choice, approving over 40 charter schools in the last 10 years.
—Stefan Bean, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024
The country was in the vanguard of the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century, establishing dominant positions in electrical components manufacturing and chemical production.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The startup, which is known for its Kimi chatbot, is the vanguard of Chinese tech companies working on generative AI models.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Others running the caucus have been on the vanguard of those pushing unfounded election fraud allegations in the state.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2024
Myanmar’s army views itself as the vanguard of Burman-Buddhist nationalism.
—Avinash Paliwal, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2024
One of the first Native American writers to publish works of fiction, Dr. Momaday found himself in the vanguard of an American Indian literature that sought to incorporate traditional tribal ways while capturing contemporary experience.
—Olesia Plokhii, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
Advertisement Mead and Bateson thought that scientists would lead the vanguard of a revolution in bringing the wisdom and the experiences of other cultures into the modern world, the creation of a sort of global culture that would allow for some form of transcendence.
—David Lipset, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
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