breakthrough
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In his interview with Barron’s, Fitzsimons highlighted Google’s quantum error correction breakthrough at the end of 2024, which marked a turning point for the industry.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Wu's triumph at the International Championship in Nanjing last November was a breakthrough moment, lifting him to a then career-high 13th in the world rankings.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Lesch’s regular meetings with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, which ended with Lesch facilitating an important if temporary breakthrough in U.S.-Syrian relations?
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
It’s the kind of cultural and commercial breakthrough that we haven’t seen since the iPhone—and it happened largely without him.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
Theoretical breakthrough that it was, complementarity did nothing to resolve the paradoxical results emanating from the atomic nucleus.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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