groundbreakers

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plural of groundbreaker
as in pioneers

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  1. pioneers
  2. innovators
Noun
  • By the 1980s, the generation that had once marched on the Pentagon had become the yuppie class—homeowners, 401(k) pioneers, the cohort that built the modern investor class.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The true pioneers are jonesing for a jab of the stuff, and a raft of entrepreneurs are jostling to become the go-to providers of this bleeding-edge therapy.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Advertisement And innovators are applying technology to problems that public health and health care have struggled to solve at scale.
    — Deb Houry, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Right now, America has some of the world’s best innovators building the next generation of financial infrastructure onchain, yet for years they’ve been forced to navigate a regulatory framework defined more by lawsuits than legislation.
    — Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of innovators
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