breakout
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The foldable is a crucial test for Apple, which has not launched a breakout hit since the AirPods 10 years ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Weaver was a breakout star of the Netflix docuseries America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, with her exit from the squad a major storyline of the third season.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Ferguson, however, could be the breakout star this season as a de facto No. 3 receiver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
“Under Story,” Benjamin’s greatly anticipated follow-up to her breakout hit, is an ambitious and fantasy-inflected adventure story that unfolds in parallel universes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
After hearing Liam with Zu, I knew that he felt an intense guilt over what had happened the night of their breakout, but it sounded like it might run even deeper than that.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Dine in the historic Great Hall, participate in timely expert-led breakouts and connect with global decision makers in one of the world’s most iconic academic settings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Following devastating polio breakouts and the influenza pandemic of 1918-20, anxiety over immigration had grown, and public-health officials had become increasingly cautious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Following such breakouts, prices often pull back before moving higher again, said Addision.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The breakouts happen more frequently here, and they become more debilitating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
When kids did stage desperate, pathetic breakouts, it had been in small groups of Reds, Oranges, and Yellows.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
