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pioneer

[pahy-uh-neer] / ˌpaɪ əˈnɪər /






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The move leaves Germany, an early pioneer in the airspace industry, without a fighter-aircraft program to work on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Founded in 2017, Wayve is a pioneer in the development of AI embedded in vehicles, which learns from the environment by processing data from sensors instead of relying on pre-mapped routes.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

At number one is a design classic, a jersey sought by collectors and regularly held up as a pioneer for a new generation of shirts - the iconic West Germany kit of World Cup 1990.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The fertile soils south of the Rhine-Meuse wetlands had attracted pioneer Neolithic farmer-colonists as early as 5,500BC.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

In the United States the great pioneer of rocketry was Robert Hutchings Goddard, who was born in Massachusetts in 1882—the same year my dad was bom.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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