innovator
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That was when Lee Ellen Drechsler, a top R&D executive, stood at a whiteboard with two of the company’s most accomplished scientists: paper-towel pioneer Paul Trokhan and dish-soap innovator Mark Sivik.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
But Hockney - the great innovator - just went back to painting.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Once known more as a technology copycat than as an innovator, China now offers returnees a chance to work in cutting-edge industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Jobs was known as a creative visionary, a fiery innovator who launched the iPhone and other iconic products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
New York City was a clear innovator in police strategies during the 1990s crime drop, and it also enjoyed the greatest decline in crime of any large American city.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
In a statement, he described McClain as “one of the great innovators in the world of music and music marketing” and said “it is difficult to imagine a world without him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
The Nobel Prize-winning economist William Nordhaus estimated that innovators keep only a small share of the social value—roughly 2%—produced by their innovations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
He noted that Mastercard successfully transitioned into the era of mobile commerce in the past and today has partnerships with agentic-AI innovators and cryptocurrency players.
From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026
The traditional world of sport is being challenged like rarely before, with a host of disruptors and innovators pushing the boundaries in pursuit of growth.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Thus the printing press strengthened the hand of the innovators by making it possible for them to pool information and work together.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing innovator
"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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