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"I think that in the near future, they are unlikely to break it up."

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

Lou Gerstner was the first outsider to take the helm at IBM, the storied firm that once looked so dominant in computer mainframes that the Justice Department spent foolish years trying to break it up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

Collagen is a large molecule so companies have now started to break it up into smaller pieces - collagen peptides - otherwise known as hydrolysed collagen.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

Instead, consumers can break it up into four interest-free payments on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024

“At least break it up into chunks. No book should be longer than two hundred and fifty pages, ever. I’m supposed to lug that thing around?”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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