the vanguard
noun
: the soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward
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Corporate legal teams have been in the vanguard of enterprise re-imagination of the legal function.
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
To that end, having been in the vanguard of economic advancement during globalization, small, advanced states are at the forefront of dealing with the challenges of an intensely geopolitical world.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
That message is particularly pertinent for the EU, whose most enthusiastic cheerleaders promote it as the vanguard of a borderless, post-Westphalian world.
—Wolfgang Ischinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
Valenzuela said the fact that many of Circa’s programs are mounted by the vanguard of the local LGBTQ community is paramount to the festival’s success.
—Dan Allen, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
To that end, having been in the vanguard of economic advancement during globalization, small, advanced states are at the forefront of dealing with the challenges of an intensely geopolitical world.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
That message is particularly pertinent for the EU, whose most enthusiastic cheerleaders promote it as the vanguard of a borderless, post-Westphalian world.
—Wolfgang Ischinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
Valenzuela said the fact that many of Circa’s programs are mounted by the vanguard of the local LGBTQ community is paramount to the festival’s success.
—Dan Allen, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“The vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20vanguard. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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