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- pronunciation:
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thru
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A breakthrough is an important discovery. It's a discovery that solves a problem that has been preventing progress in trying to achieve something. Let's say, for example, that scientists have been looking for a cure for a disease for a long time but there is a problem that they can't solve. This problem prevents them from making progress in finding a cure. Then, one group of scientists has a breakthrough that solves this problem. Suddenly, it is much more possible that a cure will be found.
After years of looking for a way to make her invention work, the inventor finally had a breakthrough.The discovery of penicillin was an enormous breakthrough in the treatment of disease. |
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