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groundbreaking

[ground-brey-king] / ˈgraʊndˌbreɪ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pioneering
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Born in Warrington in 1946, Curry's first acting job after university was in the original London production of groundbreaking rock musical Hair in 1968.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

A new initiative introduced this year allows bureaucrats in Tokyo to come to work in shorts -- a groundbreaking move in a country where formal business attire still rules.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

At this point in his biography, I could tell you about his groundbreaking work on the André-Oort conjecture and Griffiths’ conjecture on the algebraicity of images of period maps and—well, let’s just move on.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Betye Saar, the groundbreaking assemblage artist who helped redefine American art and kickstart the Black women’s movement, died Monday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Next thing, we were all driving into town and they were so quiet and tense it just seemed like it was not a good time to speak, let alone talk about my groundbreaking, earth-shattering invention.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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