break with past
Example Sentences
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November 2002: The AKP wins elections with nearly 35% of votes after the worst economic slump since the 1970s, promising to break with past mismanagement and recessions.
From Reuters • May 15, 2023
That widely reported trend might be rooted in financial instability, but it also speaks of a desire to break with past patterns and take further steps toward a more equitable world.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023
A gay man of Indian heritage, he was certainly a break with past.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2022
That represents a sharp break with past practice, in which White House counsels undertook elaborate vetting of senior advisers before they were hired — and looked into any serious allegations that surfaced thereafter.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2018
Every break with past, however normal and inevitable, implies a necessity for readjustment to altered conditions which causes a temporary sense of restless disharmony until the required adjustment has been made.
From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop
