pathfinder
Example Sentences
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Officials hope to pass the legislation to make police mergers more straightforward in this parliament and to get through at least one "pathfinder" merger before the next election.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
"We set high standards, it can be a pathfinder, it can be a test-bed that we do together before it is expanded to the broader region," he said.
From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2023
“I do see this as a pathfinder for how we can help facilitate commercial missions beyond Earth,” Mr. Baker said.
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2022
ESA has long planned its own gravitational-wave observatory, LISA, and has already flown a successful pathfinder.
From Scientific American • Feb. 24, 2022
“What a splendid pathfinder you are, my friend.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.