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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History shows, however, that his predictions for when his companies’ breakthroughs will occur tend to be several years off the mark—if the breakthroughs happen at all.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026 -
But the White House reopened discussions with Anthropic in recent weeks after the company made significant announcements about several technology breakthroughs.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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