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- From ground + breaker. (Wiktionary)
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“But I have to say I feel like "groundbreaker" should be reserved for props that actually, you know, appear to break out of the ground.”
“Morris described herself as a "groundbreaker" in an interview with The Oakland Tribune in”
“Unlike the more traditional big-wave surfing documentaries that followed in the wake of Bruce Brown's 1966 genre groundbreaker, The Endless Summer, Keep Surfing has very little to do with ocean surfing.”
The Huffington Post: George Heymont: Surfing Opposites: Hawaii's North Shore Versus Munich's Eisbach
“Tuscaloosa News – City Council president considered a groundbreaker”
“I've only used okra in gumbo so now I can be a groundbreaker with my local Toronto foodie pals.”
“And I do want to ask if gender plays any role in this, this desire to be a groundbreaker, to be a first.”
NPR: Brazil's 'Most Popular Politician On Earth' Prepares Exit
“As I return to the sunny coastline, I remember most what Ice told me he aims to be his legacy -- not as a rapper, actor, or director, but a "groundbreaker" at the forefront of change.”
The Huffington Post: Courtney Garcia: Sundance, Ice-T, and Shades of the American Race in Cinema
“Recognizing how renewable energy technologies can increase its effectiveness as well as overall national security, the U.S. military is becoming the nation's clean energy groundbreaker.”
The Huffington Post: William S. Becker: Climate Action: Part 4 - Obama's Legacy
“In London, Kwei-Armah serves on the boards of the National Theatre and the Tricycle Theatre and is considered a groundbreaker for depicting the "black British experience" in London's West End with "Elmina's Kitchen," which was also done at Center Stage.”
The Washington Post: Backstage at Washington Shakespeare Company's 'Juno and the Paycock'
“What a groundbreaker for the comedic world and her generation.”
The Huffington Post: Greg Archer: Sandra Bernhard: 'My Lesson is Patience'
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