pioneer
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This process lasted until the advent of direct-to-digital filming, pioneered by George Lucas for the fifth “Star Wars” movie released, “Attack of the Clones,” in 2002.
Authorities are investigating the sudden deaths of a Central Coast couple who pioneered California’s coffee-growing movement from their Santa Barbara County farm.
From Los Angeles Times
Europe’s empires expanded to cover the globe; its scientists, many of them Jewish, pioneered new fields.
Yunus, known worldwide as the "banker to the poorest of the poor", won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering microloans to rural women, enabling them to buy tools or equipment and raise their incomes.
From Barron's
James Beard, a pioneer foodie and cooking teacher, brought some personality as a host for NBC’s first cooking show in 1946.
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