breakthrough
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The last round of trilateral talks, held in Geneva in February, ended without a breakthrough.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Bhattacharya said commercial fleets could provide the next breakthrough.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
"Our new algorithm is over 1,600 times faster, which was critical to this breakthrough," Moore said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
The breakthrough could transform how researchers study prehistoric animals and even influence the search for ancient life beyond Earth.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Elizebeth’s first breakthrough came when she decided “to attack from the ends of messages.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Others made their breakthroughs in state and local politics.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Paturi: These breakthroughs extend the frontier of research, but I believe shaping that frontier and moving it forward remain within human capacity and creativity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The technology could transform coding and financial work and potentially lead to scientific breakthroughs, but it could also enable bioweapons and “destabilize the geopolitical order,” according to the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
High-temperature superconductivity ranks among the most important scientific breakthroughs of the past four decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
No kind of crazy breakthroughs, just variations on a theme: pigs with brain maps that resemble St. Louis, my couple for Noelle joined by the sweeping bridge, a family of metropolises.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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