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breakout

[breyk-out] / ˈbreɪkˌaʊt /


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Each day, it seems that an upside breakout is possible, but it still hasn’t broken out.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Villarreal: Talk about, like, a breakout nomination this year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

His breakout year came in the 2021-22 season, when he helped City win the Premier League 2 title as an 18-year-old playing alongside the likes of Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Nico O'Reilly.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Raleigh’s 2025 breakout established him as one of baseball’s biggest stars, as he carried the Mariners to within one win of the franchise’s first World Series appearance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Lee’s final great hope for a breakout came the previous night.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

Dine in the historic Great Hall, participate in timely expert-led breakouts and connect with global decision makers in one of the world’s most iconic academic settings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The incident set off alarms at OpenAI, which shut down systems it uses to test its AI models after it learned of the incident, to assess the damage and prevent further breakouts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

She added that the firm has generally seen solid follow-through across breakouts, with rallies often seen for stocks passing their 200-day moving averages.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Industry box office appears to be tracking materially ahead of expectations, supported by stronger-than-expected performance from Michael and The Devil Wears Prada 2, alongside surprise breakouts such as Backrooms and Obsession.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

When kids did stage desperate, pathetic breakouts, it had been in small groups of Reds, Oranges, and Yellows.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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