break down
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In a video shared on Friday, Nelson was seen breaking down in tears saying: "You have no idea how much this means to me and the SMA community."
From BBC
The document didn’t break down their individual payments, though it’s likely that Gu, a three-time Olympic medalist, received a larger share of the funding.
A new study outlines a fluorescence-based technique that could allow scientists to monitor microplastics in real time as they move through the body, change chemically, and eventually break down.
From Science Daily
When ocean temperatures rise too high, this partnership breaks down.
From Science Daily
The researchers emphasize that further experiments are necessary to understand how quickly organic molecules break down in Mars like rocks under Mars like environmental conditions.
From Science Daily
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