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[breech] / britʃ /




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Under proposal, the company would also have to alert the city in writing within 24 hours of any data breach.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The bloc’s regulator said the tech giant may be in breach of its digital rules, opening the door to heavy fines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The two reached a settlement on the remaining allegations, which included breach of contract and retaliation, less than two weeks before their civil trial in New York was due to begin.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Twenty-six deaths were linked to a dam breach at Liulan Reservoir, with seven still missing there, state news agency Xinhua reported.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

I only catch snippets of the conversation, but I do hear the words breach, eastern fence, and townsfolk.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

While he is in the UK, the government has said he would be returned to prison if he breaches a series of strict licence conditions.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

If someone breaches their conditions, it can result in a formal warning, being taken back to court, or an immediate return to prison.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Last year, it fined Elon Musk’s X almost $140 million for what it said was a deceptive blue-check-mark system and other transparency-related breaches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Those included instances of discrimination and bullying, misuse of corporate funds and breaches of data integrity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

But with a shudder he thought of those closer to the breaches.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The European Commission issued preliminary findings that Meta breached the Digital Services Act over addictive designs of Instagram and Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Stokes and Atkinson were eventually cleared of violent conduct but were instead found to have breached "specific contractual obligations".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

There was no severe offense by Mr. Balogun that breached the laws of the game.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

If Farage is found to have breached the rules, he could be suspended from the House of Commons, and another by-election may be triggered.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

They assumed that the torus had ruptured—meaning that the containment vessel for the reactor had been breached.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

"They are all trained in breaking and breaching which allows us to tunnel into a building, breaking our way through any barriers or walls."

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

The commission last year fined Apple and Meta Platforms for breaching the law.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

An arbitrator found Ghaffar engaged in “intentional misconduct or fraud” by misleading Paulson on a software investment and breaching fiduciary duty.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Four years on from being deducted points for breaching PSR rules, Everton continue to be punished for those indiscretions.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Then she spotted a few rays from the setting sun breaching the billows, and she oriented herself.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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