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breakup

[breyk-uhp] / ˈbreɪkˌʌp /


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His friend group was falling apart, he was going through a difficult breakup, and his parents were in the process of separating.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Live Nation is believed to control at least 80% of the ticketing market for major concert venues, but analysts have said a forced breakup of the company is unlikely.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Cahillane is in his fifth month as the head of Kraft Heinz, where he was expected to carry out a complex corporate breakup.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

AT&T narrowly avoided a breakup a couple of years later, mostly because it had the nation’s only working long-distance telephone network.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

She never thought they’d share the same stupid breakup stories.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway