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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The Pima County Sheriff's Department has been searching for Guthrie for nearly two months but have had no major breakthroughs in the case in recent weeks.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026 -
Because the power-conference programs are ramping up their spending on players, such breakthroughs may be becoming more difficult.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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