breaks
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The Spanish government earlier this week introduced a series of measures aimed at tackling the crisis, including extending a ban on evictions and providing tax breaks for tenants and small property owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
This is the result mostly of long lunch breaks and complex schedules rather than making up for holidays, which are not especially long compared with other EU countries.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“This is not going to be a heat wave that suddenly breaks in a dramatic fashion,” said UC Agriculture and Natural Resources climate scientist Daniel Swain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease in which cartilage gradually breaks down, leaving joints painful, swollen and increasingly difficult to move.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
As if Dad breaks expensive electronics so frequently his meltdown isn’t worth discussing.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
