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visionary

[vizh-uh-ner-ee] / ˈvɪʒ əˌnɛr i /




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To the world, Hussle was known as a Grammy-nominated artist, visionary entrepreneur, and South L.A. community leader.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“This visionary project reflects Tyson’s commitment to providing quality education and opportunities,” a 2024 news release for the school stated.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

She said the school would now look for "visionary individuals" who could bring "serious investment" to the project, as well as governments and local authorities.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

There are tales of visionary ambition that, more often than not, don’t pan out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

He lowered the paper, gazed in a visionary way in front of him, and then remarked, “That was Leper, of course.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

“We have the benefit of being founded and led by Elon Musk, one of the great visionaries of our generation,” SpaceX touted in its IPO paperwork.

From MarketWatch Jun. 5, 2026

Gehry bequeathed blueprints and models, sketches and concepts, for his large and devoted team of younger architects and next-generation visionaries equipped to fabricate our way out of angst.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2026

“These Divided Isles” describes how terrorists and visionaries followed a wandering path to peace at the end of the 20th century, and the reasons why the fragile equilibrium has been put in jeopardy again.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 13, 2026

The visionaries of the early Space Age didn’t worry much about solar radiation, coronal mass ejections, galactic cosmic rays, psychological stress from isolation, and cost-benefit ratios.

From Slate Dec. 9, 2025

Nobody was admired more than so- called free soloists: visionaries who ascended alone, without rope or hardware.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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