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Recent Examples of pioneered
The transplant science Murray pioneered is practiced in every major city in the country and all over the world.
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Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
That connection led to Schwarzman’s joining an international advisory board at Tsinghua pioneered by former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 May 2026
In fact, the current model for event sponsorship was pioneered in Los Angeles during the 1984 Olympics, which was the first to fully embrace corporate sponsors — including Arco, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola — as part of its core business model.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The material engineers who pioneered the smart fabric hope to expand the project to 50 cribs, and gain approval in the next two years to market the new sensor system to consumers and other medical facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, and veterans’ health organizations, Jayaraman said.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But in 2012, Starbucks pioneered the concept among chains, adding it to its menu for people who don’t drink coffee or tea.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Debuting its first season in 2019, Euphoria pioneered a bold new trend in makeup, featuring vibrant colors, innovative liner, an excess of glitter and an overall psychedelic look.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Lindblad’s farm-to-ship program was pioneered by Senior VP of Hotel Operations, Ana Estevez, in the Galápagos in 2017 and has since expanded to other Lindblad destinations.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
With the explosion of rock ‘n’ roll music in the 1950s and 1960s came the rock journalist reporting in magazines, newspapers, and new publications later called alternative newsweeklies pioneered by New York City’s Village Voice, founded in 1955.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
That connection led to Schwarzman’s joining an international advisory board at Tsinghua pioneered by former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 May 2026
In fact, the current model for event sponsorship was pioneered in Los Angeles during the 1984 Olympics, which was the first to fully embrace corporate sponsors — including Arco, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola — as part of its core business model.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The material engineers who pioneered the smart fabric hope to expand the project to 50 cribs, and gain approval in the next two years to market the new sensor system to consumers and other medical facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, and veterans’ health organizations, Jayaraman said.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But in 2012, Starbucks pioneered the concept among chains, adding it to its menu for people who don’t drink coffee or tea.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Debuting its first season in 2019, Euphoria pioneered a bold new trend in makeup, featuring vibrant colors, innovative liner, an excess of glitter and an overall psychedelic look.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Lindblad’s farm-to-ship program was pioneered by Senior VP of Hotel Operations, Ana Estevez, in the Galápagos in 2017 and has since expanded to other Lindblad destinations.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
With the explosion of rock ‘n’ roll music in the 1950s and 1960s came the rock journalist reporting in magazines, newspapers, and new publications later called alternative newsweeklies pioneered by New York City’s Village Voice, founded in 1955.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pioneered
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The letter, sent Friday, comes amid a high-stakes legal battle currently playing out in an Oakland federal courtroom between onetime partners Altman and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who in 2015 co-founded the AI company best known for creating ChatGPT.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Monday’s celebrations at London’s Royal Albert Hall commemorates the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust, a charity founded by King Charles III in 1976.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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The Visitors’ Lions were hastily established by the Biennale after the resignation of the jury, who were, of course, responsible for the assignment of the Golden Lion awards.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 May 2026
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Serialized vertical video series with episodes lasting just a few minutes apiece first established itself in Asia but has drawn significant investment Stateside in recent years.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Chicken rice is a serious business in East and Southeast Asia, and the recipe at this prosaic storefront has a lineage that goes back to the celebrated version introduced in the 1970s at Chatterbox in Singapore.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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To raise awareness, this April, American outdoor brand Patagonia introduced a policy on Chinese e-commerce platforms requiring shoppers to pay 15 renminbi, or around $2, for their first item and 5 renminbi, or 70 cents, for each additional item at checkout.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War The Russia-Ukraine conflict, initiated by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 (an extension of Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea) has served as a crucible for innovations in UAV warfare.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Seaport Research also initiated coverage of Applied Materials at a buy rating and $500 price target on Monday.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Last week, a group of Spirit’s former employees and fans launched an online campaign to buy the airline.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Torres launched a shot in nearly the identical spot as Copeland for a two-run homer and Hagerty was on its way to Fort Myers.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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No one person has incited violence, created divisions and preached hatred more than the current resident of the White House.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Northern India already has some of the world’s most polluted air, created by a toxic mix of vehicle and industrial emissions, crop residue burning, and construction dust.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Southern’s new policy instituted segregation curtains in their dining cars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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The government and the country’s space agency, ISRO, instituted this change in response to the rise of commercial space industries in the United States, and later China, that were playing an increasingly important role in global spaceflight.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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