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[breyk-throo] / ˈbreɪkˌθru /


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Fervo is also backed by Breakthrough Energy, a venture by Microsoft founder Bill Gates , externalto accelerate innovative electricity production.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

He wrote: “Real innovation is not democratic. Breakthrough ideas rarely emerge from immediate consensus.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Those experiments recently earned the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, one of the world's most prestigious science awards.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Breakthrough drugs are disproportionately responsible for major advances in medicine.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Despite Howard Fuller’s personal commitment to confrontational politics, Operation Breakthrough was limited in many ways as an organization.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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