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pioneer

[pahy-uh-neer] / ˌpaɪ əˈnɪər /






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Desmond Nazareth is a pioneer in the Indian agave spirit industry.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Founded in 2017, Wayve is a pioneer in the development of AI embedded in vehicles, which learns from the environment by processing data from sensors instead of relying on pre-mapped routes.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The company was a pioneer in developing structures that allow thousands of wealthy individuals to invest in funds that had previously been limited to institutional investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

They envisioned a contact zone between pioneer farming groups arriving by “leapfrog colonisation” and hunter-gatherer areas.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Similarly, the pioneer of public education in Massachusetts, Horace Mann, believed that working students too hard would create a “most pernicious influence upon character and habits—Not infrequently is health itself destroyed by over-stimulating the mind.”

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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