groundbreaking

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The EU executive is also exploring a possible bloc-wide age limit on social media after coming under intense pressure to take broader action following Australia's groundbreaking ban on using such platforms for under-16s.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Julien’s is hosting an auction for “And Just Like That...,” the sequel to HBO’s groundbreaking series “Sex and the City” that took its final bow last year after three seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

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

Her groundbreaking 1925 thesis proposed that stars are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, a discovery that fundamentally changed scientific understanding of the universe, even though it was initially met with scepticism.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

In 1927, when Charles Lindbergh made his groundbreaking first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, less than 1 percent of American pilots were women.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein