breaking away

Example Sentences

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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

By the 1980s she had become one of the state's most visible anti-communist faces, eventually breaking away from Congress to form the TMC.

From BBC • May 5, 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

Piper Sandler’s Craig Johnson noted a similar division, with staples slumping alongside riskier sectors, breaking away from other defensives.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Then Dedd noticed the ser-vants gathered in the backyard, and Tono breaking away, walking briskly towards her.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez