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pioneer

[pahy-uh-neer] / ˌpaɪ əˈnɪər /






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Due out May 1, it features contributions from R&B pioneer Raphael Saadiq, pop star Khalid, rapper Vic Mensa and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Its chief executive, Don Griffith, stepped away from a different regional bank in the late 1980s to help private-equity pioneer KKR identify potential deals among the lenders upended by a credit crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In a statement, Jo Sarsby Management described him as a "true pioneer of wildlife filmmaking" who had captured "some of the most breathtaking and intimate images" of the natural world.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Within Europe, France has attempted to position itself as a pioneer.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Cloaking his savagery under the banner of civilization, Hale portrayed himself as an American pioneer who had helped forge a nation out of the raw wilderness.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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