broken

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I told him I'd had to borrow some wired headphones from his team as mine had broken, and jokingly expressed surprise that they were still allowed at Apple HQ in the AirPod era.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"This cursed ceasefire has broken us. There is no light at the end of the tunnel," said Saghar, 39.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

These days, al-Qaida is broken up into several affiliates in sometimes overlapping geographical areas: the Sahel, North and West Africa; Syria; Somalia; Yemen; and finally, a very small group in South Asia.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Paul Volcker and Ronald Reagan had broken inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

On the floor beneath the window, broken in three pieces, lay the alpina sign.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom