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ground-breaking

British  

adjective

  1. innovative

    a ground-breaking novel

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The surgeons involved said the birth was "a ground-breaking moment", which could give hope to many more women with a similar diagnosis.

From BBC

China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu aims for her elusive first title of the Winter Olympics as Norwegian Johannes Klaebo kicked off Saturday's action with his ground-breaking sixth gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.

From Barron's

But formal diplomatic relations between the Jewish state and the guardian of Islam’s two holiest sites would represent a ground-breaking change in Mideast politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Indian restaurants are now a staple of UK life, when Veeraswamy opened it was among the ground-breaking pioneers.

From BBC

I also get compliments and requests for writing sophisticated and ground-breaking papers on blood disorders.

From The Wall Street Journal