break-in
Example Sentences
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The company’s 40% global market share is still growing—its business requires millions of parts, making it harder for rivals to break in.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
A conversation between Lai and Trump would be a major break in US diplomatic policy and risk a rupture with Beijing.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
I felt superior to the people who stopped for a lunchtime break in the park.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“We’re not telling people to break in at all ... on their website, they say they welcome people with open doors,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
“A nondisplaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal. That’s a single clean break in the outermost bone of the foot.”
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
