pioneer

Journalist and feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem, who co-founded Ms. magazine and spent her life working toward a more equitable world for women and girls, died on Wednesday in Manhattan.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

A statement from the Mastermix company described Pickles as "a true pioneer in the music industry", adding that he was "a leader, an entrepreneur, a businessman and an incredibly talented songwriter".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

BioNTech, a former pioneer of mRNA cancer vaccines, was part of a broad rally Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

In the spirit of “La Bamba,” Saturday’s show aims to be a Latino celebration of life for a musical pioneer whose impact continues long after his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Unlike them, he was not a pioneer in the use of the new word, and he waited until it had become respectable before extending its use to new fields.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

By 2007, both Don Omar and Hakim had cemented themselves as pioneers and icons in their respective genres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Wing or centre, a wonderful finisher and a player whose innate talents were honed on those tough streets of his district - one that also produced fellow pioneers Roy Francis and Colin Dixon.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Known as 'vacuum birefringence', the phenomenon was predicted nearly 90 years ago by Werner Heisenberg, one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

Delta and United have been among the pioneers of segmentation in economy, and they’ve also focused on attracting richer flyers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

It’s one of the original cabins of the Westward Movement and, like the Iroquois Indians, the pioneers put furs down for floors, not boards.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

The company pioneered a formidable model that is hard to replicate, said Ken Pucker, a sustainable fashion expert at Tufts University.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, even if fully autonomous passenger flight remains elusive, many expect the technology being pioneered will inch into commercial aviation, potentially making piloted flying safer.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

"We've long pioneered backwards compatibility and so you'll continue to see that as we go forward in the generations," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Following a playbook pioneered by private chefs and interior designers—some of the first types to break out across social media platforms—plumbers, contractors, pool guys and landscape designers have become Instagram- and TikTok-famous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

By now the new science of bacteriology, pioneered by Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur, had convinced most public health officials that contaminated drinking water caused the spread of cholera and other bacterial diseases.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The company, owned by pioneering YouTubers Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, produces up to 10 hours of internet content weekly across five channels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Today is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Vanguard Group’s pioneering S&P 500 index fund.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Ben said The Grazing Project was "quite pioneering" in the sheer number of collars it uses.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

When OpenAI released its pioneering GPT-3 model in 2020, Z.AI aimed to produce something as good.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

A sharp young guy with a thin mustache—he was just twenty-two—Lafayette spoke their language, and as a pioneering Freedom Rider, who had been arrested several times, he was a celebrity.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman