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- adjective
innovative , different than other things of its type.
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Among many other ground-breaking results, the hugely successful mission showed that the Sun's magnetic field is carried into the Solar System in a more complicated manner than previously believed.
Archive 2009-06-01 Bente Lilja Bye 2009
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Among many other ground-breaking results, the hugely successful mission showed that the Sun's magnetic field is carried into the Solar System in a more complicated manner than previously believed.
Ulysses bites the stardust Bente Lilja Bye 2009
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Compare it to Toy Story, which not only featured ground-breaking animation but an incredibly coherent and well-mapped out plot that was engaging throughout.
Coraline/Nightmare Before Christmas Director Henry Selick Returns to Disney/Pixar | /Film 2010
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New York - Mayor Bloomberg has spent $252 million on wireless meters that detect leaks four times a day, promoting green rooftops and other ground-breaking green infrastructure to capture rain water, reduce sewer overflows and save the city $2 billion over 20 years.
Dr. Reese Halter: Missing Arctic Sea Ice: Wake-Up Call Dr. Reese Halter 2011
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New York - Mayor Bloomberg has spent $252 million on wireless meters that detect leaks four times a day, promoting green rooftops and other ground-breaking green infrastructure to capture rain water, reduce sewer overflows and save the city $2 billion over 20 years.
Dr. Reese Halter: Missing Arctic Sea Ice: Wake-Up Call Dr. Reese Halter 2011
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As a board member of the Global Fund, I see the Fund's challenges up close, and I also see its ground-breaking model, its impact and the even greater potential it represents.
Joanne Carter: Cuts That Kill: The Senate Must Restore Global Health Funding Joanne Carter 2011
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Knight was an innovative company that introduced a number of ground-breaking in-line designs.
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Knight was an innovative company that introduced a number of ground-breaking in-line designs.
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As a board member of the Global Fund, I see the Fund's challenges up close, and I also see its ground-breaking model, its impact and the even greater potential it represents.
Joanne Carter: Cuts That Kill: The Senate Must Restore Global Health Funding Joanne Carter 2011
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Lewis, who appeared in the recent season of Curb Your Enthusiasm he's been a regular since the show went on in 2000, is a ground-breaking comedian who has been a road warrior for 40 years.
Marshall Fine: Comedian Richard Lewis: Anxiety poster child Marshall Fine 2011
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