breakthrough
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“Any credible breakthrough and the return to normal export conditions from the Middle East could gradually drive crude prices to the downside, although ongoing disruptions continue to support prices,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The drug, called daraxonrasib, appears to be a breakthrough in managing a disease that has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Clark approaches a breakthrough, but can’t see past his own victim complex before their time is up.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
"Being able to observe these structures is a fundamental breakthrough in materials science, and it gives us greater control over nanomaterial engineering."
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
But the beet-sugar breakthrough did have one important effect in another part of Europe: the Ukraine of Marc’s family.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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