broken

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Across the Channel, weather agency Meteo-France said "dozens" of temperature records were broken in several French cities, as it placed eight western regions under a heatwave alert.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Last week, police arrested two people who had broken into the Argentinian home of the 2009 US Open winner Juan Martín del Potro.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"So we have no doubt about it. Here, all we want is justice. If justice is broken, nobody will enjoy football."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But conditions worsened Friday when they discovered they could not offload a neutralizing agent in the failing tank because the valves had broken and were gummed up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Then he began to wrap the sinew around the places where the sled was broken.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell