broke

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There’s a scene from the Salomon Brothers trading floor in “Liar’s Poker” when author Michael Lewis’s phone rang minutes after news broke of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal

When scientists disabled ARK1 in laboratory experiments, parasite development quickly broke down.

From Science Daily

Even before news of Coady’s death broke, Drake University had planned a panel on the topic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Senators largely held to party loyalties, with the exception of Kentucky Republican Rand Paul, who broke ranks to support the measure, and Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman, who opposed it.

From Los Angeles Times

Whose “broke and broken” father neglected his family while hobnobbing with wealthy San Francisco families, including the heirs of the Getty oil fortune.

From Los Angeles Times