groundbreaking
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From her work on that groundbreaking assemblage emerged the idea for “Beloved,” which won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
His first Emmy came for directing "Taxi," a groundbreaking comedy starring Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufman and Tony Danza, about the rough and tumble staff of a New York City taxicab company.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
The groundbreaking photographer and multimedia artist created a metallic blue photo collage celebrating jazz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
ITV, which broadcast The Cook Report in the 1980s and 1990s, led the tributes, praising Cook's "groundbreaking approach to investigative journalism" which, it said, "made him one of broadcasting's most trusted and respected figures".
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
This era saw baseball teams organized among inmates, as well as the groundbreaking establishment of an organization of inmate self-government, the Mutual Welfare League.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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