broke

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Fernandes broke the record for the most assists in a single Premier League season on the final day of the 2025-26 campaign, setting up his 21st goal against Brighton.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

On its weekly chart, it broke above a bull-flag pivot of $170 in early April and has not looked back.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Three structural assumptions supporting most retirement plans broke in just six months.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

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

Like many celebrities today, the Fox sisters broke social norms.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock