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pathfinder

[path-fahyn-der, pahth‑] / ˈpæθˌfaɪn dər, ˈpɑθ‑ /










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The first launch will send Blue Origin's lander pathfinder into orbit, where it can remain for several weeks while waiting for the crew.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

Officials hope to pass the legislation to make police mergers more straightforward in this parliament and to get through at least one "pathfinder" merger before the next election.

From BBC Jan. 26, 2026

"The fact that it can is a major breakthrough because this is now a pathfinder project for similar projects in Europe."

From Reuters Aug. 29, 2022

“I do see this as a pathfinder for how we can help facilitate commercial missions beyond Earth,” Mr. Baker said.

From New York Times Jun. 26, 2022

Peter went on ahead, our pathfinder as usual, while I led Marlene, with Karli riding up on her, all of us knowing we owed our lives to that extraordinary and wonderful lady.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

During the coldest months, icebreakers keep Finland's ports open, and work as pathfinders for big cargo ships.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2026

Mr. Hamilton made a few practice jumps before commanding the flight that delivered his fellow pathfinders to the battlefield.

From New York Times May 19, 2019

This was a night for powerful women and pathfinders like Burnett and Close.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 2019

Bit by bit, McClellan, Tarter and other historians and lawmakers are highlighting the names and deeds of those early African American pathfinders.

From Washington Post Mar. 26, 2018

Princes, nobles, adventurers, soldiers of fortune, were the pathfinders who blazed the trail to Canada.

From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut




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