How to Use pathfinder in a Sentence
pathfinder
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This isn’t the last lift for the core stage pathfinder, either.
—Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 27 Aug. 2019
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Three years of brownies, three years girl guides, three years pathfinders.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
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There are pathfinder replicas made for all major flight parts.
—Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 27 Aug. 2019
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Her mother was a pathfinder for her in more than the United Way.
—Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2020
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Only decades later did Hay receive his due as a gay-rights pathfinder.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 June 2021
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Lenski was a pathfinder who followed her youthful passion for art.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2021
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Find more details about the Pathfinder on Phil Pauley’s website.
—Duncan Geere, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2011
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Payload will be Blue Origin Blue Ring pathfinder.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
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The company plans to launch a pathfinder called Haven-1 in 2027.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 May 2026
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The Pathfinder struck one vehicle in the rear, causing a seven-car chain reaction crash.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2017
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This book is about listening as a pathfinder to joy, connection, love and navigating change.
—Tembi Locke, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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The test flight will launch a pathfinder version of Blue Ring, a new spacecraft platform the company has built.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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The pathfinder remained onboard New Glenn’s second stage for the duration of the six-hour mission.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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The nipples on the tetas of the nanny Fidelia were the navigator, the pathfinder, the salvation of all those who lost their way.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
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Although the whole project is still not fully funded, the team hopes to launch their first Nautilus pathfinder unit in 2030.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ramaphosa called Madikizela-Mandela a giant, a pathfinder, a healer and an eternal beauty.
—Robyn Dixon, latimes.com, 14 Apr. 2018
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As a pathfinder, Sanders was responsible for setting up drop zones for airborne troops and landing zones for helicopters.
—Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2019
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The cryptic but compelling portrayal of a pathfinder president met with wide approval from spectators.
—Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 13 Feb. 2018
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Ultimately the mission is meant to be a pathfinder, proof that even larger and grander radio telescopes can be built and operated on the moon’s far side.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
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The pathfinder won't leave the second stage for NG-1, but will test out communication and telemetry.
—Richard Tribou Orlando Sentinel (tns), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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First came a tiny pathfinder, Sojourner, that in 1997 showed roving was possible.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2021
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That may sound like science fiction, but ESA has already sent a pathfinder mission to space to test the technology.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
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The twins are recruits aboard the human ark, which is partly commanded by their father Alec Ryder, the Pathfinder.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2017
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The pathfinder will remain on New Glenn’s second stage for the entirety of the approximately six-hour mission.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024
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Unlike mining outposts and XPrize pathfinders, a moon base seems too big and complex for any single company or nation to operate alone.
—NBC News, 9 Oct. 2017
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It was launched as a pathfinder for the Moon-orbiting outpost called Gateway, which will eventually form part of the Artemis program.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 15 Nov. 2022
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The first and second stages both appeared to perform nominally, and the Blue Ring pathfinder was put into its intended orbit.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
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That mission will be followed by Artemis III, which will utilize Artemis II as a pathfinder.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
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Enlarge / Amazon is counting on the Vulcan rocket, a pathfinder for which is shown here, to deliver a large number of satellites into space.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2022
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To that end, the core stage of the pathfinder Ariane 6 rocket has reached the European launch site in French Guiana, the agency says.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2022
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