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breakthrough

[breyk-throo] / ˈbreɪkˌθru /


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But national interests diverge sharply, making any diplomatic breakthrough in Yaounde uncertain, according to experts and diplomats.

From Barron's

On 21 March, One Nation achieved its first electoral breakthrough outside Hanson's home state of Queensland.

From BBC

But it’s also not a broad replacement for human workers—not yet, anyway—and companies’ claims of AI labor breakthroughs deserve scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal

He pointed to Google’s recent announcement of a breakthrough algorithm that it said reduces memory usage while boosting the performance of its AI models.

From MarketWatch

Scarsbrook's actual language was more colourful than we can publish, because he knew just how important his friend's big breakthrough could prove.

From BBC