as in vanguard
the leading or most important part of a movement
a politician who was in the forefront of women's rights
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But the president’s foreign policy has been at the forefront lately.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
But, from a purely strategical standpoint, neither dateline had previously been associated with anything at the forefront of the sport, which speaks to the seismic shift.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
What dancemaker Morris says about Bacharach Morris, who has been at the forefront of inventive dance for decades, has set his evening-long dance concert to arrangements by jazz master Ethan Iverson.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
You may have been temporarily blinded, give a rethink to a matter that’s been at the forefront of your mind.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
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vanguard
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Newsom portrayed California as a dominant force in the global economy and vanguard of the technology and entertainment sectors during his final State of the State address on Thursday.—
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Hochman said the state’s DUI laws, considered among the nation’s vanguard four decades ago, have since lagged behind to become some of the nation's weakest.—
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“Forefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forefront. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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