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[breech] / britʃ /




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In its report, Fitch said further delay “leaves the project in a precarious position with a limited margin of safety before it could breach the lenders’ longstop of Oct.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In the coming days the U.S. national debt is set to breach $40 trillion for the first time.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Meta, Oakley and Ray-Ban face a criminal complaint in Germany over whether the companies’ AI glasses breach the country’s strict privacy rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"We accept it was a data breach," Clarkson said.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

He saw a mass of people at a breach in one wall.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

On a practical level, he added, the data sharing increased the risk of breaches that can open law-abiding citizens up to identity theft.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

The latest incident comes shortly after the ICO took enforcement action against the Metropolitan Police over two unrelated data breaches.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

SINGAPORE—A Singaporean real-estate billionaire is suing Brookfield Asset Management over alleged breaches of contract and confidentiality related to a proposed joint venture to buy industrial properties in the Southeast Asian city-state.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The announcement follows recent incidents across the AI industry, including breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models, that have raised cyber-security concerns.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

They have to do with bad manners, or worse, breaches of faith and loyalty.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Meanwhile, the Romanian defence ministry said a Spanish fighter jet shot down a drone that had breached its airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

He said the public still does not know enough about the situation or whether the data is secure or if it was breached, and said lawmakers should examine whether any laws or policies were violated.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Ofcom said the incident breached Rule 5.1, which requires news to be reported with due accuracy, and Rule 5.2, which says significant mistakes must be corrected quickly.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

In some of these experiments, AI agents escaped the sandboxes or otherwise breached test limits, reached the internet, and then hacked into other companies or improperly gained access to data.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

It was Bull’s favorite hold in the wrestling matches that breached a twenty-year friendship in the Marine Corps.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The shark made a few circles, its fins at times breaching the water’s surface as stunned fishermen looked on.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Memphis Depay has accused Corinthians of "unacceptable behaviour" and of breaching an agreement after the Brazilian club decided against renewing his contract.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The fighting has sent energy prices soaring once more, with the benchmark oil futures contract breaching $100 per barrel for the first time since late May, when energy prices were on their way down.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

The latest was a $1 billion fine on Alphabet’s Google for breaching digital competition rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Behind them glittered the astounding ocean with its heaving storms, flying fish, breaching whales, and curls of phosphorescent waves.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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