ground-breaking

adjective

1. innovative

   a ground-breaking novel

Example Sentences

A three-year-old boy has astounded doctors with his progress after becoming the first person in the world with his devastating disease to receive a ground-breaking gene therapy.

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At the time of her patronage, the princess said she was "looking forward to supporting Borne and its programme of ground-breaking research".

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His charitable organisation, the Musk Foundation, says on its website that it is "dedicated to advancing humanity's progress through ground-breaking scientific research, technological innovation, and ambitious endeavours that push the boundaries of what is possible".

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In the 1946 concert, Sinatra gives us what might be the single most moving performance of the ground-breaking “Soliloquy” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel,” in which the show’s ne’er-do-well anti-hero is inspired by the news of his imminent paternity to ponder the larger meaning of life and love.

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The infamous Islandmagee witch trials of 1711 have been given a very modern make-over in a ground-breaking video game.

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