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The strengthening El Nino could shatter all-time records, "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned recently.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

After 50, it can completely shatter your finances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

"I'm an angel, I'm a demon, I'm a psycho for no reason," she sings, channelling my cat's personality over a drum sound that could shatter windows.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

But only one could be worn by the first person to shatter the 2-hour barrier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

Chamberlin had planned the meeting as a trap to try to shatter Holmes’s imperturbable façade, and was impressed with Holmes’s ability to maintain his insouciance despite the rancor in the room.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The number shatters the previous high-water mark that was set when a group led by private-equity titan Joshua Harris bought the Washington Commanders for $6 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

The top shatters just slightly under a knife, giving way to a plush, chocolate-saturated center streaked with melted pockets.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

Whether the Fed supports or shatters that perception depends on what it says, not what it does.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025

That already shatters the current record price garnered by a basketball card — the $5.9 million paid for the 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Stephen Curry Logoman Autograph card in a 2021 private estate sale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

The window shatters, and I'm suddenly out in the night again and falling, falling, falling like a star to the first floor.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

The puzzle only deepened with the discovery in recent years of six more ceremonial pits full of shattered artifacts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

The twin quakes that shattered Venezuela in June killed 6,125 people, National Assembly Chief Jorge Rodriguez said Monday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

But the expanded American footprint at bases in Jordan has come with risks, pulling the kingdom closer to a conflict that has already damaged its economy and shattered its sense of security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Calum: Vrancken's been dealt a bad hand with little time for preparation and a squad and fanbase clearly mentally shattered off the end of last season.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

I nearly jumped out of my skin when it shattered against the floor.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

The shattering of the “Good Day L.A.” team was particularly traumatic for Barberie, the breakout star of the trio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Julius Caesar, the republic’s most politically astute and charismatic figure, cultivated personal power by shattering Roman safeguards and traditions that had been in place for centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Much of Western Europe was sweltering in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, likely shattering yet more temperature records.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Jenkin has suggested his latest is a commentary on sacrifice and community, but any concrete theory of “Rose of Nevada” risks allowing his enigmatic puzzle to lose its shattering spell of mystery and foreboding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

In the spring of that year, the CIA was thrown back on its heels by the first of several shattering revelations about treachery in its ranks.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau