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groundbreaking

[ground-brey-king] / ˈgraʊndˌbreɪ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pioneering
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The best part is about the Chicago brainiacs—professors and classmates—their groundbreaking discoveries matching their idiosyncrasies.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

The groundbreaking photographer and multimedia artist created a metallic blue photo collage celebrating jazz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

ITV, which broadcast The Cook Report in the 1980s and 1990s, led the tributes, praising Cook's "groundbreaking approach to investigative journalism" which, it said, "made him one of broadcasting's most trusted and respected figures".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Their groundbreaking work earned the trio the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

She mesmerized lecture halls of students with her drama and passion, with ideas critics called daring and groundbreaking.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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