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breakthrough

noun as in advance, progress

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Researchers expect major breakthroughs in physics, medical research, cryptography and several other fields as these machines mature.

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"We're working with energy storage partners to bring this breakthrough to market-led applications -- where both high energy and fast power delivery are essential."

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After working as a journalist, Stoppard had a breakthrough when this absurdist romp debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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His breakthrough came with the overnight success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", a tragicomedy centred around two minor characters from Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

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Only you know if sitting down and talking about how her behavior makes you feel could lead to a mutually agreeable breakthrough.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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