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groundbreaking

[ground-brey-king] / ˈgraʊndˌbreɪ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pioneering
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They called it "a groundbreaking watch collection that combines joyful boldness and positive provocation with fine watchmaking".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The French were pioneers in aviation, photography and filmmaking, and these technologies’ earliest machines and devices are on display, such as the 1895 Cinematograph, a groundbreaking camera and projection system created by the Lumière Brothers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"It's the quality and the scale of what was shown which was really groundbreaking with Blue Planet and Planet Earth," he says.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

He also drew parallels between the current environment, when the internet was just beginning to flourish and Windows 95, a groundbreaking operating system, was first released.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 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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