breakthrough

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"Rooted in a strategic vision to develop precision therapeutics, this breakthrough brings real hope to many patients and stands as a strong example of the impact of the translational research conducted at the IRCM."

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The single’s accompanying album, “Good News for People Who Love Bad News,” was an overall pop-forward collection that signified the group’s commercial breakthrough and even earned two Grammy nominations in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A genuine efficiency breakthrough, or a pause in data-center capital spending, would reprice both sides of this market fast: relief for the consumer-facing companies, and a reckoning for suppliers valued for permanent scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Adam Schoenfeld, a thoracic oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering, says that if the results hold up outside of China, it could be a genuine breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Lazlo didn't know exactly what this breakthrough would mean for Weep's problem, which was far more complicated than Thyon knew, but there was no doubt that it was a major accomplishment.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor