breakthrough
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Companies only make that kind of investment if they can recoup those costs when a treatment proves successful and continue to invest in breakthrough drugs.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
Researchers from Geneva played a major role in the breakthrough.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The trouble lies in finding Rothko’s coveted, breakthrough 1950s abstracts, as most have filtered into museum collections.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
In an act of serendipity, he's lived here in a previous incarnation - this was also the home of Poldark, his breakthrough role.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The private detective, sensing that he was on the verge of a breakthrough, hurried to the Ralston business where the call originated.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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