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breakout

[breyk-out] / ˈbreɪkˌaʊt /


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The stock is now being comforted by the 50 day SMA, and it recently successfully retested a double bottom breakout pivot of $88.56 taken out on March 2.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

This has left the pioneering cryptocurrency on the cusp of a breakout that could take its price back toward six-figure territory, analysts said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Netflix doesn’t have a formula for a breakout success, Howe said, but strong voices that feel universal must be at the show’s core.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

There was a breakout in the first season of The Hundred in 2021, before England debuts the following year, and three World Cups and two Ashes series since.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“You’ve got a little breakout there on your forehead. You’re not eatin’ that greasy food you’re selling, are you?”

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy