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breakage

[brey-kij] / ˈbreɪ kɪdʒ /


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The increase was driven by new restaurant openings and higher gift card breakage revenue, Chipotle said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

He also asserted "that he had no intention of fleeing and that there was no breakage of the bracelet's strap."

From Barron's Nov. 24, 2025

Many bones showed fresh fractures caused by blunt impacts soon after the elephant's death, indicating deliberate breakage.

From Science Daily Oct. 12, 2025

Historically, cables in Taiwan, Vietnam and Egypt have all been vulnerable to breakage and sabotage.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2025

“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

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 Seattle Times May 10, 2022

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




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