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SWW said the trial was "pioneering" and that it had been careful to exclude customers on social tariffs who may be struggling to pay their bills.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

He held a variety of roles there, but among his contributions was pioneering the organization’s peacebuilding work in Central America.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Palmieri’s approach was pioneering at a time when volcanology still straddled science and faith.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023

In a biographical statement accompanying the prize, Schelling wrote of the checkerboard model, “Without knowing it I was pioneering a field of study that later became known as ‘agent-based computational modeling.’”

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

He has had considerable experience of the workings of the Ukuku, particularly when he was pioneering in the Benito regions, when it came very near killing him. 

From Travels in West Africa by Kingsley, Mary H.