broke out
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More than 200 people have been evacuated from a seaside hotel after a fire broke out overnight.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Two weeks after a swarm of AI agents broke out of containment at OpenAI to hack the company Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker learned about another AI-powered intrusion—and this time it was the target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
After realizing a swarm of AI agents broke out of testing and hacked rival companies, OpenAI paused AI training for new models temporarily and promised to strengthen its cyberdefenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, once the world's youngest reigning monarch, was buried on Saturday, days after a row broke out over who would succeed him.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
I broke out crying and begging pardon, and hugged Joe round the neck: who dropped the poker to hug me, and to say, “Ever the best of friends; an’t us, Pip? Don’t cry, old chap!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
