breaking away
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Cordero, 6-0 and 175 pounds, has shown excellent speed in breaking away from defenders while catching 20 passes for 455 yards and seven touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
When the homicide rate was rising, it defied criminologists’ expectations, breaking away from the property crime decline of the 2010s.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The suit seeks to block the foundation from allegedly misusing NRA trademarks and funds—and from breaking away from the NRA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
"In cancer, for instance, you want to understand how the interaction of cells may relate to some of them breaking away from a tumor and moving to a new place, becoming metastatic."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
“If I don’t come, you’ll try and destroy me,” said Mrs. Coulter, breaking away.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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