breaks

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If the market breaks and stocks decisively slump, trading volumes should surge.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Its competitors have accused it of irregular business practices, including winning illegal tax breaks in Kenya and swamping the market with bikes before the battery infrastructure is in place to handle the load.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

She's one of a growing number planning to take regular career breaks, or "grown-up gap years", which many are terming "mini retirement".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Once it breaks apart from cable giant Comcast next year, NBCUniversal, home to “Saturday Night Live” and “Minions,” will go it alone in a Hollywood where streaming scale and franchises are critical for success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

There’s desperation in his voice that breaks my heart a little.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold