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big break

[big brayk] / ˈbɪg ˈbreɪk /




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His big break came seven years later with a contract to build and operate a commercial shipping port in Gujarat.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

King Charles first met Sir David in the 1958 as a nine-year-old, when he visited the set of BBC children's programme Zoo Quest - which gave Sir David his big break as a TV presenter.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

But his big break would be the 13-second Whopper-chomp snippet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Your big break might come in your 50s.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Then, in late 1943, the KGB got its first big break.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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