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breakthrough

[breyk-throo] / ˈbreɪkˌθru /


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If he does, this will go down as a blip in an otherwise stunningly impressive breakthrough season by a potential future great.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Strolling through the more than 50 exhibitors at this year’s edition, it’s sometimes clear why certain bodies of work have gone unremarked upon—as in science, not every artistic experiment yields a breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"This scientific breakthrough underscores the power of research to redefine what we thought was possible and advance new approaches to cancer treatment," said Sreekala Bajwa, dean of the agricultural college.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

The major breakthrough in the cold case began in October 2020, when the Big Bear Lake resident called authorities about a suspicious finding in the crawlspace under their home, the release said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The media tend to present each new procedure as though it represented a breakthrough and therapeutic triumph, instead of the makeshift that it really is.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Two American AI companies, OpenAI and Anthropic, are widely viewed to be developing the most advanced AI models in the world, leading at the frontier of technological breakthroughs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The technology takes many forms - from personalising social media feeds to spotting friends in smartphone photos - and accelerating medical breakthroughs.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

For another, seeding the idea that they’re close to such breakthroughs can also have the advantageous effect of driving investment in an era where none of these companies have found a path to profitability.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Little understood until the mid-20th century, the disease eventually became a catalyst for breakthroughs in molecular medicine, including advances in SCD treatment that were made possible by the gene-editing technology called Crispr.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The year 1450 is best remembered for one of the most important technological breakthroughs of human civilisation: Johannes Gutenberg’s development of a moveable-type printing press in the German town of Mainz.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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