break open

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The novel partnership between students and police to break open a decades-old murder case, with a love triangle at its center, was irresistible fodder for the media’s true-crime boom.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Others might be too wary of its potential value as a collectible to break open the packaging to the token itself, which carries instructions on how to access the online Remorse Portal to save Angus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

But about three years after death, once the organic matter has decomposed, loved ones break open the front slab of the chamber.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

And as the story continues to break open, devastating revelations keep coming.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

“Zethes, Cal—gather the frozen demigods from below. Then we shall break open the sphere of winds.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan