breach

Example Sentences

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After a day of largely peaceful demonstrations on Saturday, including a counter-protest in support of ICE, some protesters attempted to breach a police barricade, prompting police to use tear gas.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The California attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company formerly known as 23andMe, accusing the genetic testing service of failing to protect customers’ data during a 2023 breach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Bonta said the failure resulted in a 2023 data breach which exposed genetic predispositions and risk factors of nearly seven million users, plus information about biological relatives, ancestry, and ethnicity.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“I believe there’s a number of areas of misinformation,” he said, adding the bill was “never meant to breach encryption … We will clarify it in the bill.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The players attacked their lines as though afraid that, if they did not keep their words in close order, the audience might throw comments of their own into the breach.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood