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breakdown

Definition for breakdown

noun as in nervous collapse

noun as in account of finances or other business

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The Math Act requires the agency to “show its work” in its error notices, including the category of mistake it found, its location on the return, and an itemized breakdown of the new assessment.

Prosecutors in Brazil said management missteps and failed oversight led to the breakdown of the dam structure.

McElligott stressed that the market breakdown was largely mechanical, which was broken down in a Substack post by an options trader who identifies himself as Doc Trader McGraw.

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The research team used satellite data and seismic measurements to examine the glacier's breakdown in detail.

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His portrait of his breakdown is harrowing and believable.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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