breakthrough

Example Sentences

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At the back, there was a breakthrough of sorts for Aston Martin as they finished a race for the first time.

From BBC

Yet they don’t necessarily capture the scope of the Labs’ innovative capacity, seeing as some Nobels were awarded for theoretical breakthroughs that never led to an immediate technology.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, Wall Street is jittery about a recent breakthrough at Google.

From MarketWatch

Sometimes his insights lead the authorities to a breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal

A team of researchers led by the University of Oxford has developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help reverse the alarming decline of honeybees.

From Science Daily