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groundbreaking

[ground-brey-king] / ˈgraʊndˌbreɪ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pioneering
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LOS MOCHIS, Mexico — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, traveled to northwest Sinaloa state last week for what seemed a routine ceremony: The groundbreaking for a factory near the city of Los Mochis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The results are profound: Scientists from around the world used to compete to do their groundbreaking research in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It was her third album, and the first to establish her as a groundbreaking performer on par with her more famous brother, Michael.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The groundbreaking genome sequencing is from a Barbary macaque called Crinkle at Trentham Monkey Forest, Stoke-on-Trent.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In carrying out their underwater discoveries and excavations, Bass and his colleagues introduced groundbreaking inventions and techniques that greatly advanced how marine archaeology is conducted.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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