Meaning of break new ground | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation.
   literally
2. To initiate a new venture, especially something never before attempted; to advance or innovate.
   broadly

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Examples

“One of the Birmingham R.C.W. diesel multiple-units on the Calder Valley service broke new ground on August 12 when it was enployed for a works excursion from Halifax to Windermere, [...].”

“Some of these things were possible to do with earlier A.I. models. But OpenAI has broken new ground, too. According to the company, GPT-4 is more capable and accurate than the original ChatGPT, and it performs astonishingly well on a variety of tests […]”

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