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broken

[broh-kuhn] / ˈbroʊ kən /








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But my claim was that the administrative process itself was broken.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Levine, 65, who was on assignment for The Washington Post, was taken to a hospital with broken vertebrae.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

This vision of passive income has found a ready audience in an age of economic anxiety, when the traditional career ladder appears to be broken and the AI revolution looms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

After an accident resulting in a broken hand and broken collarbone, kart racing became his specialty, with a dream of racing Formula 1 cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 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


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