break
- fissure, opening n.
- interruption of activity n.
- change from friendly to unfriendly relationship n.
- lucky happening n.
- destroy; make whole into pieces v.
- violate law v.
- weaken, cause instability v.
- stop an action v.
- tell news v.
- better a performance v.
- emerge, happen v.
- run away v.
- weaken something's effect v.
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During the international break, Lewis-Skelly played in the same lone pivot role as he has for Arsenal.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
A persistent focus has been the frequency with which Symbotic’s product-shuffling robots break down or need maintenance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Brighton were really good," Mikel Arteta confessed after Arsenal's 3-0 defeat before the international break.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
In my next issue of “Let’s Analyze,” I’m going to break down three assets poised to benefit if yields reverse, including a small-cap stock I’ve recently been buying.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
At dusk the whiteout began to break up.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
The Spanish government earlier this week introduced a series of measures aimed at tackling the crisis, including extending a ban on evictions and providing tax breaks for tenants and small property owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The spots aired in the commercial breaks for local Fox TV affiliates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue breaks down the recent events in court and what comes next for Christa Pike.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The BBC's Sarah Smith breaks down recent events after Pike's failed execution.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Tricking people was never my intention. I had no idea what Eddie was up to. When your mom told me more about the accident…” Her voice breaks.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Surprisingly, removing this brake did not make the cleanup process more effective.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Switzerland has a functioning debt brake, meaning its public debt is in no way comparable to that of other industrialised nations,” Commerzbank foreign exchange analyst Michael Pfister said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Rush hour traffic was moving slowly when Rios’s Expedition entered one of the busiest junctions in the San Fernando Valley, but the SUV did not appear to brake before it T-boned the bus, witnesses said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Higher interest rates make it costlier to borrow money, which acts as a brake on spending and economic growth.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
He slammed his foot on the brake, ducking at the same time.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Prospects of a sequel crumbled in 2019 when the Hollywood Reporter broke news that Lim left the sequel over pay disparity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
I co-signed on his apartment lease after his divorce, and when his car broke down I gave him $8,000.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Elbasan's council paid for its own stations in 2017, but they "quickly broke down, or were made to break down," Mehmeti said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
When he returned to Australia, Smith broke down in a tearful address to the press in Sydney.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Another tether between her soul and body broke.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“It’s a broken clubhouse,” said Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who has now come up short in each of his nine seasons at the helm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, said she had broken the news to Carson on the phone shortly before the public announcement.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
They found that obesity had disrupted proteins involved in lipolysis, the process through which stored fat is broken down and made available for energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Abascal had become the face of the struggle to fix Spain’s broken housing market—the top concern for Spaniards ahead of general elections on Nov. 29.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
After Phineas leaves for South America in 1852, Dr. Harlow's contact with the Gage family is broken.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The debate has resurfaced after the Premier League announced last week that an independent commission had found the club guilty on more than 100 charges of breaking financial rules.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Away from the social media buzz, the film's stars say it also taps into deeper themes, from gender roles to breaking societal rules.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Early reports suggested that she fell ill after breaking a test tube.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
ABHD5 then binds to ATGL, an enzyme that participates in the first stage of breaking down triglycerides stored inside the cell.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
No one spoke for some time, until Karli piped up, breaking the silence between us.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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