quantum leap

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China’s renewed tightening of export controls is “a quantum leap in severity and coverage of such controls,” the economist says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

“This is a big deal. This is a quantum leap forward for civilian oversight commissions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

In elite distance running, that’s not a marginal gain, it’s a quantum leap.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2025

Nato needs a "quantum leap" in defence to deter threats to the alliance, its secretary general has said, as he called for Western allies to invest more in their armed forces.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

Nothing in between is allowed, so to get from 30 to 40 miles an hour, you have to make a quantum leap.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife