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blaze a trail

VERB
show the way
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One of the first to blaze a trail was Alek Wek, scouted in London in the 1990s after her family fled an earlier war.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

“I hope I can kind of blaze a trail for them to one day say, hey, because Josh Sims did it, I can do it, too. And that’s what’s important.”

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2023

When will Santos blaze a trail to join her?

From Slate Feb. 4, 2023

"Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists," he wrote on social media.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2022

Ask who was the first man to blaze a trail into this wilderness; and wherever you may point, the answer is the same—the French trapper.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.




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