breaking down
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But a 2022 truce underlying those efforts is breaking down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
To protect the mRNA from breaking down before it reached its target, the researchers added a positively charged cholesterol derivative that helped keep the genetic material securely enclosed inside the nanoparticles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
District Judge Kathleen M. Williams wrote in an order, released on Monday, breaking down the culmination of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Mexico lacked game-changing players capable of breaking down tight defenses — the role Hirving Lozano played in 2018 or Giovani Dos Santos in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
All that kept him from breaking down completely was the knowledge that what he was doing was best for them, too.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
