break
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Appeared in the May 30, 2026, print edition as 'Ships Go ‘Dark’ to Break Blockade'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Break down the chronology of your and Christian’s relationship.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
“Big Market Break Is Laid to ‘Wolf,’ ” the Atlanta Constitution wrote on Oct.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
By 31 he had written “Ulysses,” “Morte d’Arthur,” “Break, Break, Break” and the visionary “Locksley Hall,” which Mr. Holmes rightly places in the science-fiction tradition of Jules Verne and H.G.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
“So you broke only one plate? No, go ahead and break all my plates. Break them! Kuwa ha! We have many, don’t we? We came with all our plates, didn’t we? Break them!” she said.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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