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breakdown

[breyk-doun] / ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn /




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The Breakdown embedded itself in the bones of the Facebook algorithm, and Piker leveraged the virality to promote his own Instagram, creating a raft of fans outside official Young Turks channels.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

Famed for being rugby’s greatest ad-libbers, Fiji put the razzle-dazzle away and won in a very un-Fijian traditional way: Breakdown domination, brick-wall defense, and relentless commitment for 80 minutes.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2023

According to the New York Equine Death and Breakdown report, Hennig has not had a fatality since 2021, when he had two, one at Belmont Park and the other at Saratoga.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2023

Armstrong parlayed her success into a strong social media presence and three books, including the 2009 memoir It Sucked and then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown and a Much Needed Margarita.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

The Breakdown occurred about that time and in the galaxy-wide disruption, Anvhar had to fight its own internal battle.

From Sense of Obligation by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)




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