breakdown

Example Sentences

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The breakdown, however, isn’t quite half and half, at least at the national level.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Fixed-income — shown both on the chart, as well as a more detailed breakdown of corporate credit and other maturities of U.S. government bond — is behaving like it has in previous inflationary outbreaks.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Through her work she has seen that "experiences in early childhood are often the root cause of today's hardest social challenges, such as addiction, family breakdown, poor mental health, suicide and homelessness," the foundation says.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

That amount is about $4 billion higher than an estimate less than two weeks ago, as Democrats pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a breakdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

It contributed to the fast breakdown of our bodies.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates