shatter
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“Michael” went on to shatter box-office records for biopics, raking in almost $220 million worldwide during its first opening weekend.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
As Jennifer and Fernando attempt to navigate what it looks like for them to be together, it seems that larger forces will shatter their connection.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
If the ice is too cold, it could shatter on impact.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
So AI knows how not to shatter a child’s imagination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
And I believe that when they shatter the body they shatter everything, and I knew that all of us—Christians, Muslims, atheists—lived in this fear of this truth.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing shatter
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