word-vault/dist/data/cards/br/breakthrough.json

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{
    "term": "breakthrough",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an important development that may lead to an agreement or achievement",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **make/achieve a breakthrough**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a significant breakthrough in negotiations"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a major breakthrough in cancer research"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new deal represents an important breakthrough for the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have achieved a real breakthrough in the search for peace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the latest breakthrough in biotechnology"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "crucial", "great"],
                "verb + breakthrough": ["be", "represent", "achieve"],
                "breakthrough + verb": ["come", "happen"],
                "preposition": ["breakthrough for", "breakthrough in"],
                "phrases": ["the latest breakthrough"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbreɪkθruː/",
                "audio": "br/breakthrough/breakthrough__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbreɪkθruː/",
                "audio": "br/breakthrough/breakthrough__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}