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breach

[breech] / britʃ /




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The U.S. national debt is expected to soon breach $40 trillion for the first time.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The paper says an international hunt is under way for the hoaxer responsible for the security breach during which Burnham thought he was sending messages to Susie Wiles "before becoming suspicious the contact was illegitimate".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Whales and sharks breach and hunt in the waters beyond the thick kelp forests that tickle its edges.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Senior Principal Veterinary Officer Elsie McGarvey said the department was "technically" potentially in breach of the court order by extending the grace period.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

“The breach of the Cards of Deadly Fate has turned the Marvellian world—and ours—topsy-turvy.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

If any breaches of the Editor's Code of Practice were found it would take "appropriate steps", it added.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

On a practical level, he added, the data sharing increased the risk of breaches that can open law-abiding citizens up to identity theft.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Ultimately, the report concluded, the department “contained the unrest” without any loss of life or “major breaches of critical infrastructure.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

In the past month, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta Platforms all reported serious breaches: their AI models escaped contained environments, got onto the internet and hacked other companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Meteorologists were predicting furious winds, ten-foot storm surges, possibilities of levee breaches, flooding everywhere along the coast.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

He said the public still does not know enough about the situation or whether the data is secure or if it was breached, and said lawmakers should examine whether any laws or policies were violated.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

A community radio station breached the rules after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles III in a May broadcast, a UK watchdog said on Monday.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

But National General said his absence from the policy application breached its requirement to disclose all household members ages 14 or over.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Spain’s move retaliates against restrictions Italy imposed after some 72,000 migrants breached borders into the Spanish territory of Ceuta.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Already she saw her mistake: this was a private thing, something that should have been kept between them, and by including the Richardsons she had breached a barrier that should not have been broken.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Firdevs says she has now been cleared of breaching any laws, but the BBC has been unable to confirm this claim with the territory's Ministry of Health.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The shark made a few circles, its fins at times breaching the water’s surface as stunned fishermen looked on.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The vessel's captain, Ajay Pant, has been charged with breaching Russian sanctions, accused of directly or indirectly supplying or delivering prohibited Russian oil.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The fighting has sent energy prices soaring once more, with the benchmark oil futures contract breaching $100 per barrel for the first time since late May, when energy prices were on their way down.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

In his own way, he began moving around the fire, jumping up and to the side to imitate a whale breaching.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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