breakthrough

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Duvall seldom played leading men, but Mac Sledge, in “Tender Mercies,” was a notable breakthrough.

From Los Angeles Times

Xu and team argue that any systems breakthrough or efficiency gains are diffused quickly across the ecosystem.

From MarketWatch

The honor comes 25 years after Hudson received her first and only previous Oscar nod for playing Penny Lane in her breakthrough role in “Almost Famous.”

From Los Angeles Times

While many people report breakthrough ideas emerging from dreams, researchers have struggled to test this phenomenon because dreams are difficult to control in a lab setting.

From Science Daily

The away side continued to see the most of the ball, but as they failed to make a breakthrough O'Neil made changes.

From Barron's