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groundbreaking

[ground-brey-king] / ˈgraʊndˌbreɪ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pioneering
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Remember that 1966 sci-fi movie “Fantastic Voyage,” set inside a human body, the special effects groundbreaking though still analogue?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

"It's the quality and the scale of what was shown which was really groundbreaking with Blue Planet and Planet Earth," he says.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

It was "absolutely groundbreaking for the time", according to Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon, author of BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Nelligan said that, since 2023, they had refined the science and were preparing to publish an academic paper on groundbreaking body detection methods in soil.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

She mesmerized lecture halls of students with her drama and passion, with ideas critics called daring and groundbreaking.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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