breakthroughs
- plural of breakthrough.
Example Sentences
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Some breakthroughs in physics come from brand new inventions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The prospect of technological breakthroughs that reduce future memory demand is worrisome for investors, given how much the market values of memory chip makers have soared over the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
IBM monetizes its semiconductor breakthroughs through licensing rather than manufacturing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Microsoft's claims it has made major breakthroughs in quantum computing have been questioned by a UK-based physicist, in a paper published by the science journal Nature.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
He also discovered many useful compounds, among them ammonia, glycerin, and tannic acid, and was the first to see the commercial potential of chlorine as a bleach–all breakthroughs that made other people extremely wealthy.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
