pioneered

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Researchers at MIT and Stanford had pioneered work on carbon capture and enhanced oil recovery.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

Read: Palantir pioneered the hottest job in tech.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

The practice was pioneered by the Recording Industry Assn. of America, when the industry feared that unauthorized downloading of music through programs such as Napster threatened its very existence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Now a new technique, pioneered at Addenbrooke's Hospital, enables the sample to be preserved in a stabilising solution and transported at room temperature instead.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

He had reduced private ownership of land, nationalized certain sectors of the economy, pioneered rapid industrialization, democratized education, and built a modem army.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela