broke

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Former Northwest Airlines co-chairman Al Checchi spent more than $40 million of his money on an unsuccessful gubernatorial primary campaign in 1998, which broke records at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It broke into an electronics factory, but surprised police who had surrounded the building after reportedly escaping by unlocking a window.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Thayil wants to get things right — he explains that he was the person thinking about Soundgarden’s legacy after the band broke up in 1997.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

I later learned he worried I’d be broke if baseball didn’t work out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I was sound asleep when the storm broke and I was awakened by an earth-jarring clap of thunder that all but turned my bed over.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls