broke off
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"Evolutionary history is a lot more complex than just one group leading to all of Australia's marsupials after being left behind when the continent broke off from Antarctica," says Dr. Churchill.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Southern leaders pushed for territorial expansion – and an expansion of slave states – to ensure they maintained political power at the national level, before they broke off altogether, starting the Civil War.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Thus cracked open the ongoing bilateral fracture, though Mexico City and Madrid never broke off formal diplomatic ties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
The show inspired optimism, yes, but it certainly didn’t turn the dial so decisively toward radical hope that the knob broke off.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2026
As soon as the Argo II had passed into the straits, Arion broke off his harassment.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
