broke

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Ja'Kobe Tharp broke the 110m hurdles world record during heats at the American college championships on Wednesday.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Gold prices, in fact, broke through a key technical threshold late last week—closing below the 200-day moving average that investors use as a benchmark for longer-term momentum—for the first time in 2½ years.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

‘You broke the rule,’ the Raven Leader said calmly.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver