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pioneer

[pahy-uh-neer] / ˌpaɪ əˈnɪər /






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Ask Lisa Fernandez, softball pioneer and total boss: “I’ll be watching and get emotional, just looking at how far this game has come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

A pioneer in her sport, she has invented several technical skills which have been performed by other gymnasts and are known as 'the Biles'.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The company was a pioneer in developing structures that allow thousands of wealthy individuals to invest in funds that had previously been limited to institutional investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Shares of the space tourism pioneer dived 39% in Tuesday trading, closing at $4.59.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Similarly, the pioneer of public education in Massachusetts, Horace Mann, believed that working students too hard would create a “most pernicious influence upon character and habits—Not infrequently is health itself destroyed by over-stimulating the mind.”

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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