breakthrough
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Earlier US media reported President Donald Trump had requested "edits" to the latest terms of a proposal that could lead to a peace deal, and there was no sign of a breakthrough.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
However, there’s an absence of a clear breakthrough in the U.S.-Iran negotiations and renewed incidents in the Middle East, Tickmill’s Joseph Dahrieh says in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Clark approaches a breakthrough, but can’t see past his own victim complex before their time is up.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
"Being able to observe these structures is a fundamental breakthrough in materials science, and it gives us greater control over nanomaterial engineering."
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
In October 1917, near the little frontier town of Caporetto, the Austrians with their German allies achieved an unexpected breakthrough in what is called the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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