breaks

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But I can’t say it’s comforting to be on a cruise when news breaks of a suspected hantavirus outbreak on another cruise line, even if it’s a world away in West Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

If your streetlight breaks, it’ll take roughly a year for the city to fix it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Sharing a statement on her Instagram Story, she said that production have had to stop and clear crowds from shots, which "breaks the crew's focus".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Even if peace breaks out in the Middle East, it will be months before the oil market returns to anything resembling normal—and much of the industry may never be the same.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Remember how ionizing radiation breaks apart the bonds in molecules?

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland