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breakthrough

[breyk-throo] / ˈbreɪkˌθru /


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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 FDA designated Galleri as a breakthrough device in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

In the United States, the FDA has granted "breakthrough device status" to a number of devices used in this area since 2021.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

They got their breakthrough in the fifth over when influential captain Lauren Parfitt was bowled by Siya Nanavati for eight.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

He had written to his wife that he had made a breakthrough discovery about Vermeer’s work and was then silenced before he could share it.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

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

Yet, "very few recent G20 meetings have produced significant breakthroughs, and it's unlikely that this one will," said James Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations think tank.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Recent breakthroughs in physics, made possible in part by fantastic new technologies, suggest answers to some of these longstanding questions.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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