pioneered

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SpaceX’s public market debut should be epic—fitting for a company that pioneered reusable rockets and has ambitions to put a human colony on Mars.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Clipping, before it was even known by that name, was pioneered in its modern form by Andrew Tate, who rode the traction to outsize international recognition in the early part of the decade.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Tesla, which pioneered the EV market, may need a new model to compete with BYD and the foreign and domestic automakers already in the market, but the Cybertruck sure hasn’t been looking like its savior.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The first rotary engines were pioneered in the late 1800s by French and American inventors, and made their way into early motorcycles and airplanes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The psychologist Jonathan W. Schooler, who pioneered research on this effect, calls it verbal overshadowing.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell