broke
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At a portrait of Yevgeni Postel, a 25-year-old student, his mother laid a bouquet of flowers and broke down sobbing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The regulator has determined this meant EET Fuels broke its permit conditions 58 times over the two-year period - which could amount to an illegal offence.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Downtown Los Angeles broke a daily heat record Monday with the mercury reaching 104, shattering the previous record of 101 set in 1954 and tied in 1971.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
According to the bosses, this broke an unwritten rule: Nothing emotionally destabilizing should be brought up at the Tuesday meeting, since therapists would see clients right after.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The ice made creaking sounds as waves broke over the edge where the boat was moored.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
