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Hello amigos!

Talks between two rival countries are breaking through.

Could I by any chance use "making progress" in place of the highlighted verb?

Thanks,

Sam
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Hello amigos!

Talks between two rival countries are breaking through.

Could I by any chance use "making progress" in place of the highlighted verb?

Thanks,

Sam
"Making progress" is much better, I find "breaking through" a bit strange in this context.
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