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breakthrough

[breyk-throo] / ˈbreɪkˌθru /


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"Rooted in a strategic vision to develop precision therapeutics, this breakthrough brings real hope to many patients and stands as a strong example of the impact of the translational research conducted at the IRCM."

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Despite those there was still plenty to suggest Hull will one day soon make her major breakthrough.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

A genuine efficiency breakthrough, or a pause in data-center capital spending, would reprice both sides of this market fast: relief for the consumer-facing companies, and a reckoning for suppliers valued for permanent scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The real question is whether this one-two punch innovation represents a true breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The first big breakthrough in work flow was actually the combination of the PC and e-mail.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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