quantum leap

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Recent Examples of quantum leap The kind of thinking that built empires and assembly lines—that beautifully predictable, step-by-step, linear logic—is starting to look less like a superpower and more like running Windows 95 in a world demanding quantum leaps. Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 This will mark a quantum leap in our collective defense. Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025 That’s a massive improvement: even a quantum leap, if the company can pull it off. John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Whatever happens at Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium next week, Arsenal have taken a quantum leap in their development. Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quantum leap
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Noun
  • The Ukrainian president said Monday his country's intelligence service had found that Putin had no intention of ending the fighting, adding to doubts that a breakthrough can be achieved during Friday's talks, from which Zelensky is likely to be absent.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • De Haan listed a few that could impact oil prices: Could a breakthrough in U.S.-Russia talks this week matter to prices?
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Domestic Parks & Experiences revenue jumped 10% to $6.4 billion and operating income grew 22% to $1.7 billion with higher spending and more hotel stays at the parks and resorts and, to a lesser extent, a boost from Disney Cruise Line from the launch of the Disney Treasure in the March quarter.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Their combined net worth rocketed 74% to $1.6 billion as shares of Converge got a massive boost, partly from the government’s efforts to increase internet access across the archipelago.
    Jane Ho, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

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