breakout
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Her breakout role came in 2006 as Claire Bennet, a high school cheerleader with regenerative powers, on NBC’s “Heroes.”
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Each day, it seems that an upside breakout is possible, but it still hasn’t broken out.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
More businesses are wisely deciding not to leave interns’ breakout moments to chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“It Follows,” his breakout 2014 hit, was a buzzy million-dollar horror film with a catchy premise and sparks of ingenious production design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“There is no comparison between Plutarch, who masterminded the rebel breakout, and those three beauticians,” says Fulvia icily.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
No one knows, but when technical breakouts align with supportive macro fundamentals and powerful flow dynamics, trends can often extend much further than many expect, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“We’re really very respectful of breakouts when they happen because that’s the breadth,” Stockton said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Following devastating polio breakouts and the influenza pandemic of 1918-20, anxiety over immigration had grown, and public-health officials had become increasingly cautious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The breakouts happen more frequently here, and they become more debilitating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
When kids did stage desperate, pathetic breakouts, it had been in small groups of Reds, Oranges, and Yellows.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
