breach
Example Sentences
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A director who invests personally in a startup in the same industry without first clearing it with his company could be breaching that duty, legal experts say.
Ireland’s data protection watchdog DPC said on Tuesday it is investigating X over concerns it could be breaching European Union privacy rules.
In November, some parents near Dunstable in Bedfordshire said they feared their children were being "treated like criminals" after being sent to isolation for what they felt were justifiable breaches of uniform rules.
From BBC
An alternative would be to borrow the money but the Treasury would be reluctant to breach its borrowing targets for fear of spooking the financial markets.
From BBC
“It’s a breach of trust, a betrayal, and it’s kind of hard for me to stomach at the moment.”
From Los Angeles Times
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