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groundbreaking

[ground-brey-king] / ˈgraʊndˌbreɪ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pioneering
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In advance of the switch on, he said it was a "groundbreaking moment for UK energy innovation".

From BBC

The Museum of Contemporary Art has acquired Kara Walker’s sculpture “Unmanned Drone,” a cornerstone of the museum’s groundbreaking “Monuments” exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the job losses in those sectors, however, are being offset by hiring trends in the construction sector, tied to AI data center groundbreakings, and the need for AI-savvy talent elsewhere.

From Barron's

In “A Fate Worse Than Hell,” W. Fitzhugh Brundage offers a groundbreaking examination of this striking departure from past practice in how captured enemy soldiers were dealt with.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s easy to forget that when cassettes debuted in the mid-1960s, the technology was groundbreaking.

From Los Angeles Times