breakthrough
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I’m not saying that these people have ill intent, but I do believe that words have a lot of power and the words we use to communicate can make a breakthrough.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
In other markets news, the surprise release of China’s breakthrough AI model intensified a selloff in chip stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The sudden breakthrough suggests that China's tech prowess is rapidly narrowing the capabilities gap, upending long-held assumptions in the West that Chinese developers trail their American peers.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"The chances of a breakthrough in Rome are quite limited," Karim Bitar, a lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Johnson announced the breakthrough on television on October 31.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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There won’t be “experts on everything in every state,” said Hughes, so patients who are able will seek out the latest breakthroughs and best care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
After over a decade of heavy investment and technical breakthroughs, China has developed a key foothold in a famously volatile market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Potentially dramatic reductions in launch costs from SpaceX's Starship, along with breakthroughs in synthetic biology and climate modeling, have shifted the discussion.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Dramatic backstories about "secret inventions" or "industry breakthroughs"
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
My teacher was one of those wild, creative thinkers, one of those guys determined to make breakthroughs with teenagers.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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