breakout
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Last season, Ashley Padilla emerged as a breakout star, carrying a heavy load of women’s roles after the departures of Ego Nwodim and Heidi Gardner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“We see breakout hits as a must for the stock to work again,” Wells Fargo analysts said as they cut their rating on shares of the streaming platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“We see breakout hits as a must for the stock to work again.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
In a series of now-deleted posts on X, independent film journalist Jeff Sneider expressed frustration about being “ghosted” by the publicity team of “Obsession” breakout star Inde Navarrette.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
"But he was planning a breakout, wasn't he?"
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
"We know that a lack of sleep increases cortisol levels, which is a stress hormone that can lead to acne breakouts."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
As for the hyperscalers, the strategists said breakouts through resistance zones “would represent an important bullish signal for that group after months of underperformance.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Following such breakouts, prices often pull back before moving higher again, said Addision.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 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
