pioneered
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For the nonprofit, which pioneered the concept years ago, understanding the community need is vital and programming varies widely across its 19 school district partners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had pioneered a new brand of comedy, soothed postwar America’s psyche and made a nation laugh again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Whittle's work went on to see the technology he pioneered put Britain at the forefront of post-war aircraft design, leading to aircraft like the twin tail-boom De Havilland Vampire and the Avro Vulcan.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sea drone attacks have largely been pioneered by Ukraine, which has sought to revolutionize naval warfare in the same way unmanned aerial vehicles have transformed the skies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Polio is a terrible disease! It left children crippled. Killed them. Salk and his group of scientists pioneered a vaccine to prevent it. He even tested it on himself.”
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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