as in breakthroughs
a sudden large change or improvement
Prices have taken a quantum leap upward. The new drug is a quantum leap in the fight against cancer.
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breakthroughs
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Where Optimus shows measurable progress The clearest advances in the latest Optimus iterations are integration-level rather than singular dramatic breakthroughs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Shane Smith and the Saints and Southall both saw significant rises in prominence afterward, and both of the band’s Nashville openers, Josh Meloy and the Droptines, look poised for breakthroughs.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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