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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For research, Google launched a $30 million AI for Science Impact Challenge to fund researchers globally using AI to drive scientific breakthroughs.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
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Innovators behind three major breakthroughs will accept Scientific and Engineering Awards.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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