breakdown

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It has a chorus that would make Celine Dion jealous, and features a baroque piano breakdown before an almighty key change in the final refrain.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

On that day, Germany will also release a detailed breakdown of first-quarter GDP.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Here is a breakdown of some key details:

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

But these influencers are often dismissed as frivolous, Latifi says — and the gender breakdown has a lot to do with it.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Many of his colleagues knew that he'd had some kind of breakdown during the war, and that he was still somewhat fragile, but they didn’t know much more than that.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield