breaking

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The player who ultimately proved capable of breaking through was someone who had never finished in the top 10 of a major before.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

"By breaking records through healthy competition on Everest, will help make climbing safer, more dignified, and better managed."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

From now, it means anyone selling or changing a test on someone else's behalf will be breaking the law.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

If she wins, Sweden would become the most successful Eurovision nation of all time – breaking its seven-way tie with Ireland.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

I’m pretty sure it’s the feeling of my heart breaking as I allow the shield of lies that I wrapped around it, protecting it for so long, to dissolve the rest of the way away.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam