breakthrough

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The raw, emotionally charged performance has already earned Sterling the British Independent Film Award for breakthrough performance.

From BBC

The first leukaemia patient to receive a breakthrough treatment since it was made available on the NHS has said it was "fantastic" and "very sci-fi".

From BBC

Yet “Train Dreams” feels like a breakthrough for Bryce Dessner — the point where his backgrounds in roots music, concert performance and film scoring converge.

From Los Angeles Times

Burna Boy, a defining figure in this movement since its breakthrough, remains one of its most prominent ambassadors, with his album win cementing his influential status.

From BBC

The army recaptured it in a significant breakthrough last March.

From BBC