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groundbreaking

[ground-brey-king] / ˈgraʊndˌbreɪ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pioneering
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Titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” Monday’s encyclical was explicitly inspired by Leo XIII’s groundbreaking 1891 encyclical, “Rerum Novarum,” Latin for “of new things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

He joined Kleiner in 1980 as a partner and has backed a long list of groundbreaking founders, including those at Alphabet’s Google and at Amazon.com.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

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

The musical, which premiered on Broadway in 1958, was groundbreaking for the way it provided a showcase for Asian American performers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Black people have been imagined in the future, he continued, emphasizing to the actress how important and groundbreaking a fact that was.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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