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Recent Examples of pioneered
The city has long pioneered environmental policies that have later been adopted across the country, from curbside recycling in the 1970s to a ban on polystyrene-foam takeout food containers in the 1980s.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The technology pioneered by BETA is part of the vanguard of self-piloting planes in the space.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Blood is only the beginning in Marion Le Corroller’s Species, which follows firmly in the trail pioneered by Julia Ducournau but brings its own thoughts to the woman-in-a-man’s-world body-horror genre.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Clark has pioneered new techniques in hybrid filmmaking—merging traditional production with GenAI tools—while also creating some of the most advanced fully generative narratives to date.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
There, she is being introduced to the city’s culture, history and globally influential educational philosophy, which has pioneered progressive approaches to early childhood development.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
As Sportico has reported, Kalshi pioneered the use of a Request for Quote (RFQ) market structure to facilitate custom parlays, which were previously nonexistent on prediction markets.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
The team at Colorado State University, where the late William Gray pioneered seasonal forecasting, has projected normal to slightly below normal activity with 13 tropical storms.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Billboard began publishing a Modern Rock chart (now called Alternative Airplay) in the fall of 1988 to track radio hits in the rising new format pioneered by stations like KROQ and WHFS.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 May 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The technology pioneered by BETA is part of the vanguard of self-piloting planes in the space.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Blood is only the beginning in Marion Le Corroller’s Species, which follows firmly in the trail pioneered by Julia Ducournau but brings its own thoughts to the woman-in-a-man’s-world body-horror genre.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Clark has pioneered new techniques in hybrid filmmaking—merging traditional production with GenAI tools—while also creating some of the most advanced fully generative narratives to date.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
There, she is being introduced to the city’s culture, history and globally influential educational philosophy, which has pioneered progressive approaches to early childhood development.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
As Sportico has reported, Kalshi pioneered the use of a Request for Quote (RFQ) market structure to facilitate custom parlays, which were previously nonexistent on prediction markets.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
The team at Colorado State University, where the late William Gray pioneered seasonal forecasting, has projected normal to slightly below normal activity with 13 tropical storms.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Billboard began publishing a Modern Rock chart (now called Alternative Airplay) in the fall of 1988 to track radio hits in the rising new format pioneered by stations like KROQ and WHFS.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneered
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Two of Rubén’s older sons, who married Russian acrobats during international stints, broke off and founded their own troupe as Circus Caballero.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The project is also a big venture for Blink49 Studios, the banner founded in 2021 by international TV veteran Morayniss, an alum of Entertainment One and Alliance Atlantis.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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OpenAI had already established a for-profit subsidiary.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the resurgence of Eurasian empires—notably China and Russia—strikes at the heart of the cellular order established under American hegemony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The villas were restored and updated, Conrad Orlando was introduced as the luxury hotel anchor, and Evermore Bay (the lagoon beach that now defines the property) was built from scratch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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His first time playing in Season 4 introduced him to the world; his second time in Season 8 introduced him to his wife, Amber Mariano; and his fourth time playing in Season 22 earned him $1 million.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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The project, which used a Dornier Alpha Jet aircraft and a HAX25 sounding rocket developed by an Italian company named T4i, was initiated to support Italy’s push to develop a more responsive launch capability.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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The Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport endured a cyberattack in August 2024 initiated by a ransomware group that caused some IT system outages disrupting Wi-Fi, facility websites, flight display screens and check-in kiosks.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Traditional tendencies were given license to run wild starting in the 1980s, when China’s communist government launched an era of breakneck economic liberalization.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Two new literary awards, Books of Freedom by Freedom Letters, and Dar, organized by writer Mikhail Shishkin, have been launched explicitly to honor Russian-language books that cannot be published in Russia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Benson created scoring chances throughout the game and finished with a goal and an assist.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Friday night’s fans may have inadvertently created a new tradition.—
Warren Mayes,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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DraftKings and rival FanDuel instituted a 50 cent fee on every wager placed in Illinois as a result.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Ruhlin said she was heartened to see some of the recommendations, notably those pushing for more transparency, instituted shortly after the report was submitted, and Jonsen has voiced broad agreement with the report findings.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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