as in progressive
being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques
readers of this very avant novel should not expect to find much in the way of traditional narrative structure
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Recent Examples of avant
But she's never been one of the super-on-theme or avant garde Best Dressed…until now.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 May 2024
Watches are a regular part of his rotation, from ultra-classic models such as Rolex to more avant garde pieces from Hublot.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Kim Kardashian in Balenciaga, 2021 Mike Coppola—Getty Images Kim Kardashian veered into the avant garde with her simple but striking Balenciaga look at the 2021 Met Gala.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 3 May 2024
The festival is co-presented by the world cinema streamer Mubi and the non-profit Mezzanine, which has been programming in L.A. for more than two years, screening contemporary indies, avant garde work and underseen repertory features for an audience that has grown to trust its adventurous taste.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 May 2024
Watches are a regular part of his rotation, from ultra-classic models such as Rolex to more avant garde pieces from Hublot.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Kim Kardashian in Balenciaga, 2021 Mike Coppola—Getty Images Kim Kardashian veered into the avant garde with her simple but striking Balenciaga look at the 2021 Met Gala.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 3 May 2024
The festival is co-presented by the world cinema streamer Mubi and the non-profit Mezzanine, which has been programming in L.A. for more than two years, screening contemporary indies, avant garde work and underseen repertory features for an audience that has grown to trust its adventurous taste.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
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The gap in votes cast by the mayor’s critics and her supporters could be seen as a kind of backlash to progressive politics in one of California’s most diverse cities.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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At least this one tilts a bit more progressive: The Recording Academy’s yearslong project to expand and diversify its membership seems to be paying off, with a younger and especially more women-heavy slate this year (just don’t look at the rock categories).Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Murdoch noted that Tubi’s appeal for advertisers lies not just in its advanced targeting capabilities – compared to traditional TV — but also in its reach to hard-to-access audiences.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Pramanik is also the Chief Investigator on a project developing an advanced grease interceptor that restaurants can use to remove small FOG particles more effectively.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Under this new gallery model, Fitzpatrick will remain based in Paris and mount exhibitions at unconventional venues in Paris and around the world.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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This novel design and other touches are the creations of General Motor's design team of five women, led by two who came to GM with unconventional backgrounds.Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Second, the refusal to see how profoundly distasteful so much of modern liberalism has become to so much of America.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Since the house’s inception, in 1988, Margiela had been known for an avant-garde mentality, paired with classical technique.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
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Instead of showing up in something avant-garde, Dakota drew attention with a black halter-style midi dress with a deep V-neckline.Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Mar. 2023
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It is feared that inside some of the vehicles that were washed away or trapped in underground garages there could be bodies waiting to be recovered.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The 1,800-space underground parking lot at the Bonaire shopping mall was rapidly overwhelmed by water and mud on Tuesday and Wednesday, while tsunami-like floods swept through the southern outskirts of Valencia.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The film tells the story of Manish Chauhan, who was tutored by an Israeli dance instructor and went on to perform with a contemporary company in New York.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Even with its distinctly contemporary height and ratio, this element adds a sense of nostalgia to the building’s profile.Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Avant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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