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groundbreaking

[ground-brey-king] / ˈgraʊndˌbreɪ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pioneering
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Our study provides this foundation, and we’re proud that it’s been published in the same journal in which Charles Darwin first shared his groundbreaking ideas.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Hodgson, who attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the redevelopment of Hope Bay, said construction of the mine is of strategic importance to Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Isaacson is a so-called super-responder to GLP-1s, and his experience sheds light on how these groundbreaking drugs work differently in different people.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

They read midlife modesty, not stoke; they’re lacking in the joyous, playful audacity that Kasparian and her team infused into their groundbreaking designs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

This era saw baseball teams organized among inmates, as well as the groundbreaking establishment of an organization of inmate self-government, the Mutual Welfare League.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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