breaking
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This marketing strategy naturally didn’t endear him to others in his industry, since it implied that they were moving too fast and in the process breaking things.
The pop I’d felt was the strap of my backpack breaking.
Mark Ballas posted a TikTok breaking out into dance for “when you get the last piece of smoked salmon at breakfast.”
From Salon
Having won only three points on her serve in the opening set, Paolini started the second set strongly, holding for the first time and then breaking to go 3-1 up.
From BBC
It has successfully retested the bull-flag breakout from early January near the round $20 level and is now breaking above a bear flag —bullish signal, as failed bearish setups often precede upside moves.
From Barron's
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