pioneer

A quick search through social media tells you that the 85-year-old is "a pioneer", "brilliant" and the "grand dame of autism research".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

In 2005, Andrew Yao, a former Princeton professor and winner of the award named after computer-science pioneer Alan Turing, established an elite “Yao class” at Tsinghua to cultivate top-tier talent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

An engineer by training and a former test pilot, Adenot became in February the second Frenchwoman in history to fly into space, after pioneer Claudie Haignere.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

“The DSM is always catching up to the times,” said Carrie Goldberg, a plaintiff’s lawyer who helped pioneer the current style of social media litigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

It was the first ever wireless broadcast of a piece of recorded music: ‘Ombra mai fu\ Handel’s ‘Largo’, transmitted by an intrepid radio pioneer named Reginald Fessenden.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Wing or centre, a wonderful finisher and a player whose innate talents were honed on those tough streets of his district - one that also produced fellow pioneers Roy Francis and Colin Dixon.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

And one day, pioneers hope to merge these two schools of artificial thought.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Known as 'vacuum birefringence', the phenomenon was predicted nearly 90 years ago by Werner Heisenberg, one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

Delta and United have been among the pioneers of segmentation in economy, and they’ve also focused on attracting richer flyers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

The book is filled with diary entries written by the pioneers themselves during their time on the trail, and even though a lot of it is flat-out horrifying, I can’t stop reading it.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

Following a playbook pioneered by private chefs and interior designers—some of the first types to break out across social media platforms—plumbers, contractors, pool guys and landscape designers have become Instagram- and TikTok-famous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Fedorov, a popular minister who modernised the armed forces and pioneered drone warfare, was fired last month after reportedly falling out with the head of Ukraine's armed forces.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink likened the current moment in financing of AI “compute” to the beginning of his career, when banks and investment firms pioneered the mortgage-backed securities market in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

The psychologist Jonathan W. Schooler, who pioneered research on this effect, calls it verbal overshadowing.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

In response, Arcadia officials this month began what they say is a pioneering effort to determine how to protect local municipalities from influence by foreign governments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

About 20 years ago, laboratory scientist Jon Eggert and his colleagues carried out pioneering experiments on diamond melting at high pressure.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Following in the footsteps of pioneering overseas restaurants like Coda in Berlin and Room4Dessert in Bali, more domestic pastry chefs are introducing menus entirely dedicated to the dessert course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The group says pioneering treatments and tests "unimaginable just a decade ago" are now within reach, saying those living with dementia should be supported to take part in the research.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

My grandfather’s pioneering ascent to the ministry was met with many cheers but some threats as well.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore