pioneered
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BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink likened the current moment in financing of AI “compute” to the beginning of his career, when banks and investment firms pioneered the mortgage-backed securities market in the 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
For the nonprofit, which pioneered the concept years ago, understanding the community need is vital and programming varies widely across its 19 school district partners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Astronomers have claimed that the closure of Lovell and the e-MERLIN network will mean that Britain will fall behind in a field that was pioneered at Jodrell Bank.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had pioneered a new brand of comedy, soothed postwar America’s psyche and made a nation laugh again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Born Matilda Louise Toy, great-granddaughter of Capt. Josiah Toy who pioneered the settlement of Cold Sassy in 1804, she embraced the religion of our Blessed Master when young.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
