broke

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Shares were trading above $250 before fighting broke out in Iran, pushing oil prices higher.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The news broke at a small press conference at the Warwick Hotel in New York City on June 8, 1966.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The second seed barely lost a service point at the start of the second set before Cobolli broke for 4-3 - helped by two double faults from Zverev - on his way to levelling.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

They had seen me coming and seen me stop and her voice broke the spell.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen