broken up

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The agreement, which needs approval from a judge and came after a week of trial, would spare the concerts-and-ticketing company from the threat of its business being broken up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

My high school history teacher showed the film to our junior class, broken up into 50-minute segments that would adhere to the school bell.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Financial experts AlixPartners have been brought in to attract new investors in a move which would potentially see the Aberdeenshire-based firm broken up.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Three Dog Night released its first album in 1968 — among the other members were Michael Allsup, Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie and Floyd Sneed — but by the mid-’70s the band had broken up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Xhalal’s extended family was broken up, sent to a variety of Western countries that had offered to accept refugees from Kosovo.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John