breakthrough
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The talent is there but the offense has to score points in big games for a breakthrough win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The apparent breakthrough couldn’t have come at a better time.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Her breakthrough role came in 2001 when she was cast as Dawn, the sympathetic and witty receptionist in Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Bafta-winning office-based sitcom.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sovaldi was a truly amazing breakthrough, and we want the biotech and pharmacy industry to continue its impressive track record of pursuing innovative new therapeutics.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
It also marked a pivotal breakthrough in our immigration case.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Over the past decade, that balancing act has produced life-changing medical breakthroughs, but also historically high healthcare costs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Unlike many players who reach elite clubs through prestigious academies or early top-flight breakthroughs, Chavarria had to take the longer route.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Unless there are big breakthroughs in the peace process around both conflicts, large amounts of diesel will remain shut in.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
For scientists like Cohen, these molecules are an exciting area of research that could reap significant health breakthroughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Newspaper editors evinced a voracious appetite for news of the latest breakthroughs.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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