innovator
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Once known more as a technology copycat than as an innovator, China now offers returnees a chance to work in cutting-edge industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Jobs was known as a creative visionary, a fiery innovator who launched the iPhone and other iconic products.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Tributes have been paid to a musician and business innovator described as "one of the true pioneers of British musical equipment", who has died aged 77.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Microsoft always starts slowly and it isn’t much of an innovator.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
New York City was a clear innovator in police strategies during the 1990s crime drop, and it also enjoyed the greatest decline in crime of any large American city.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing innovator
"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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Top Ten Most Relevant Words from Republican Presidential Candidates' Debate - Nov. 10, 2015
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