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ground-breaking
adj 1noun 1
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4ADJ.
combined
VERB + GROUND-BREAKING
address, find
GROUND-BREAKING + NOUN
railway, technology
PREP.
about, on
Definitions
adj
1
innovative, different than other things of its type.
ground-breaking technology
There were papers such as John Aspinall's presidential address about his ground-breaking work on railway electrification in 1909 [...].
noun
1
A ceremony marking the commencement of construction of a road, bridge, or building.
I HAVE had a hand in numerous ground breakings and ribbon cuttings, but never before have I approached one with the eagerness and enthusiasm that I possess for today's ceremony.
At anniversaries and graduations, ground breakings and inaugurations — the various community occasions when achievements are recognized and ventures launched […]
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ground-breaking technology
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There were papers such as John Aspinall's presidential address about his ground-breaking work on railway electrification in 1909 [...].
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I HAVE had a hand in numerous ground breakings and ribbon cuttings, but never before have I approached one with the eagerness and enthusiasm that I possess for today's ceremony.
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At anniversaries and graduations, ground breakings and inaugurations — the various community occasions when achievements are recognized and ventures launched […]
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Union executives are available for ceremonial celebrations of growth (ribbon cuttings, announcements of government contracts, urban redevelopment ground breakings).
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Scientists at the research center have hailed the find as ground-breaking.
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