breakthrough
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Not only was the rock ‘n’ roll album considered a breakthrough for the group, but a star emerged: Donny.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Furthermore, analysts believe “the path to commercialization could be even faster now,” seeing as the FDA has been directed to issue priority review vouchers to drug programs with breakthrough therapy designations.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
The breakthrough came from a change in geometry.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Talks held last weekend in Pakistan ended without a breakthrough and another round of negotiations has yet to be set.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Because chemistry was so slow to get organized, news of Avogadro’s important breakthrough of 1811 didn’t begin to become general until the first international chemistry congress, in Karlsruhe, in 1860.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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