the vanguard
noun
: the soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward
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By inviting guests in after the main galleries have closed, MACAM, which opened last March, is on the vanguard of museums that are adding fresh fine-dining experiences to enliven institutions beyond what’s on the walls.
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Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
But, as was true during Black Lives Matter and is true again today—as a committed, more localized reaction builds once again in Minnesota—the church is not the vanguard of the movement.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
With Links Hall, Stage 773, Hamlin Park Fieldhouse and other venues vanishing in recent years, Steppenwolf has stepped up as a gap-filler, annually presenting a suite of cross-genre performing artists on the vanguard.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Prada is known in the industry as the vanguard of challenging and creative designs, as is Miu Miu.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
But, as was true during Black Lives Matter and is true again today—as a committed, more localized reaction builds once again in Minnesota—the church is not the vanguard of the movement.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
With Links Hall, Stage 773, Hamlin Park Fieldhouse and other venues vanishing in recent years, Steppenwolf has stepped up as a gap-filler, annually presenting a suite of cross-genre performing artists on the vanguard.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Prada is known in the industry as the vanguard of challenging and creative designs, as is Miu Miu.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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“The vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20vanguard. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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