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[breech] / britʃ /




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Tenisha Warner, the actor’s wife and mother to his daughter, on Monday filed a civil complaint against her mother-in-law alleging breach of contract.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

In a statement, Southampton said, external they and Eckert "acknowledge today's charges from the FA relating to a breach of rule E3.1".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

GPT-5.6 and other cutting-edge models, including the Mythos series from OpenAI's archrival Anthropic, have drawn concern over their potential to breach cybersecurity defences.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Hasbro said the recent quarter was hurt by a previously disclosed cybersecurity breach, which lowered revenue by about $25 million and resulted in disruptions to business operations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

“The world is chaos right now. Between the breach in the Cards and kids being taken out of the Arcanum and you being targeted...it's all a lot.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Concern over the data collected by telematics and other companies has been driven by breaches, illegal sales and the growing ability to “re-identify” the source of the data even when it has been anonymized.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

"We want to see a full review by NHS England of the current policy governing all NHS staff on inappropriate patient data breaches."

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

While he is in the UK, the government has said he would be returned to prison if he breaches a series of strict licence conditions.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“To the extent that we have to investigate breaches of national security, that’s something we will continue to do,” a Justice Department spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

An intelligent being: A humpback whale breaches the surface of the waters, Frederick Sound, Alaska, summer 1979.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

I must have only taken about 10 steps when the sea titan breached, its spotted skin flashing in the sunlight briefly before plunging beneath the waves.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

A law firm representing the company’s investors announced Tuesday that it had launched an inquiry into whether Immix Biopharma or members of its leadership team breached federal securities laws.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The MoD denies the claim that human rights have been breached by the government's actions.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The European Commission issued preliminary findings that Meta breached the Digital Services Act over addictive designs of Instagram and Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“What good are loops if they can be breached by hollowgast? Even the secret ones in that book will be found out eventually.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

"They are all trained in breaking and breaching which allows us to tunnel into a building, breaking our way through any barriers or walls."

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

The commission last year fined Apple and Meta Platforms for breaching the law.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

An arbitrator found Ghaffar engaged in “intentional misconduct or fraud” by misleading Paulson on a software investment and breaching fiduciary duty.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

In May last year, it was handed a £122.7m fine, the biggest ever issued by the water industry regulator, for breaching rules on sewage spills and shareholder payouts.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

More than this I cannot say without fear of breaching the Official Magical Secrets Act or, more importantly, the confidences that Dumbledore, most private of men, placed in me.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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