avant-gardist

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Noun
  • Busch and his wife Samantha, were pioneers in discussing infertility and their struggle to have children before bringing son Brexton and daughter Lennix into the world.
    Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
  • The exhibition, a collaboration with Paris’s Musée Yves Saint Laurent and Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent, makes the case that part of the French pioneer’s expertise included understanding the value of a good picture.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Midcentury furniture from designer Sergio Rodrigues blends with practical design features and natural materials.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
  • Lowit had by that point gained renown and better paychecks for her intimate backstage candids of models and designers — an unguarded moment with Kate Moss done up for the runway, Jean-Michel Basquiat sitting stone still with his cigarette at the Palladium.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • In addition, Egon Durban, CEO of private-equity firm Silver Lake (which controls both TKO and WME), and real-estate developer Michael Meldman are both increasing their ownership shares in the Raiders.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • Candidates Kenyan McDuffie, a former at-large and Ward 5 councilman, and Gary Goodweather, a real estate developer, along with George, explicitly pledged not to use Metro Police resources to support Pirro's plans.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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“Avant-gardist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avant-gardist. Accessed 26 May. 2026.

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