breakage
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To reach weapons-grade—93% or higher—the material must be spun in sensitive centrifuges that are subject to breakage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Part of elephants' whisker evolution is to prevent breakage, said Schulz.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Historically, cables in Taiwan, Vietnam and Egypt have all been vulnerable to breakage and sabotage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
It was just like a bro-code breakage, and I said, "That's it. I'm done with the guy."
From Salon ● May 18, 2024
“Whether he is banished for treason or bond breakage, I care not. I just want him gone. Who among us could ever trust him again?” shouted a woman.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
“It looks amazing. No flooding, no breakages of buildings,” Hewitt told Nine Network television.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Many of the trees are considered past maturity, meaning branch breakages are common.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023
In the past, Twitter prevented breakages from escalating by having people around to diagnose and solve problems immediately.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Cohen said he was conscious of the “gaps and breakages everywhere” - between his generation’s views of Israel and its parents’, and between American and Israeli Jews.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2022
There were several breakages because I was brandishing the sword so clumsily.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
