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
It was a day heavy with symbolism in Beijing, marked by choreographed ceremonies and carefully staged optics, but there was no sweeping trade breakthrough or major business agreements.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
It appears a breakthrough might have been made.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Researchers from Geneva played a major role in the breakthrough.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Burnham claimed the agreement was a victory for the exposition, but in fact the fair’s concessions were a breakthrough for organized labor, and the resulting contracts became models for other unions to emulate.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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