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breakthrough

[breyk-throo] / ˈbreɪkˌθru /


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Breakthrough drugs are disproportionately responsible for major advances in medicine.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Last year, Breakthrough, a 390-foot yacht powered by hydrogen fuel cells, sold for $793 million—tops among new yachts, says Fraser.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Aetherflux raised a $50 million Series A round led by Index and Interlagos, with participation by Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates and others last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The bill also establishes a Strategic Breakthrough Allocation program that awards up to $30 million in SBA funding to a single company provided it can bring in matching funding.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

And so did Ann Atwater as she became more involved in Operation Breakthrough.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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