breakout

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That would give the ETF price a chance to catch up to the 50-week simple moving average and retest the 21-month cup base breakout.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In his 2012 breakout “Housemaids,” Mascaro gave cameras to seven teenagers and asked them to record how they treated their help.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

When his son Bowser Jr., voiced by filmmaker and actor Benny Safdie, stages a breakout, it sparks an intergalactic chase.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Taylor Frankie Paul, a breakout from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” brought buzz to a waning reality franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“You’ve got a little breakout there on your forehead. You’re not eatin’ that greasy food you’re selling, are you?”

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy