at the vanguard
idiom
: in the position of the leaders of an action or movement in society, politics, art, etc.
They are at the vanguard of a revolution in medical research.
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Theme parks are at the vanguard of this as Yas Island recorded more than 38 million visits in 2024, 10% more than the previous year.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The European Union has been at the vanguard of designing and putting in place rules on climate change and corporate sustainability, but on Wednesday commissioners said those efforts had gone too far.
—Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet Vance is at the vanguard of a movement that views itself as turning the page on the establishment consensus on everything from the U.S. Constitution to international trade to foreign policy.
—Massimo Calabresi/dachau, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
The music on the album was written by a wide range of artists at the vanguard of J-pop and rock, such as Soichiro Yamauchi (Fujifabric), Enon Kawatani (indigo la End, Gesu no Kiwami Otome, etc.), Deu (PEOPLE 1), Natori, and Haruno.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The European Union has been at the vanguard of designing and putting in place rules on climate change and corporate sustainability, but on Wednesday commissioners said those efforts had gone too far.
—Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Yet Vance is at the vanguard of a movement that views itself as turning the page on the establishment consensus on everything from the U.S. Constitution to international trade to foreign policy.
—Massimo Calabresi/dachau, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
The music on the album was written by a wide range of artists at the vanguard of J-pop and rock, such as Soichiro Yamauchi (Fujifabric), Enon Kawatani (indigo la End, Gesu no Kiwami Otome, etc.), Deu (PEOPLE 1), Natori, and Haruno.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2025
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“At the vanguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20vanguard. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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