broke

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Talks repeatedly broke down, as he went toe-to-toe with Masayoshi Son, CEO of Sprint’s majority owner, SoftBank, and a famously tough negotiator.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Lizzie broke off from her story, and turned to look at us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo