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breakup

[brayk-uhp] / ˈbreɪkˌʌp /


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"Right now, our computer model only considers breakup of rocks on the surface. We can't predict breakup of the entire asteroid body accurately yet," Moore said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

“Had a little bitter breakup, you know, but it is what it is at this point,” Curl said of the Commanders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The company’s current CEO, David Joyner, announced the breakup with the same cocksure swagger his predecessor had employed in promoting his big idea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Financial Times earlier on Tuesday reported the breakup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Both couples divorced in the eighties and the end of their marriages marked the breakup of the band.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Any musical outfit that’s been around 40 years will have had its ups and downs, pauses and restarts, shake-ups and breakups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

She didn’t invent the idea of catchy songs about infatuations and breakups where the protagonist’s experience can be mapped to a singer’s life, but she perfected it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

When people go through stuff like that — through breakups, whatever it is — no matter what it is, I’m probably still gonna take you back at the end of the day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

It should not escape notice that nobody penalized Taylor Swift or Lily Allen for publicizing their breakups.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026

It was honestly worse than any of the breakups.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli


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