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pioneer

Definition for pioneer

adjective as in early, first

noun as in person who finds a new place, founds something

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A 1971 law declared wild horses and burros “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West,” and made it illegal to harass, capture or kill them on public lands.

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While pioneers like Jane Couch, the first licensed female boxer in the United Kingdon, fought to make women's boxing visible, Braekhus carved a different path - she brought the sport back to an entire nation.

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Gould was a pioneer all his professional life.

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“I hope the President will join us in pioneering a real solution that levels the playing field with international competition.”

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A father with an incurable brain tumour has donated his tears to a pioneering study that could revolutionise how brain cancers are detected because he wants to "make a difference".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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