breach
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But Seoul condemned it as a breach of trust.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Not all of the instances involved in this incident are being considered a significant security breach, the company noted.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Gen X and baby boomers see it as a breach of traditional corporate etiquette.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The BBC’s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains what you need to know about the breach, and why it matters.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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
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It highlighted breaches of "the requirements for appropriate risk management and the legal obligations relating to the prevention of money laundering".
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
She said a "robust response" was required in the event of breaches but there were "real concerns" over how "overstretched" probation services would be able to handle this.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Hearn said there had been breaches of the agreement which needed to be resolved and cast doubt on whether Wednesday's news conference would go ahead.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Last season, a points deduction for West Bromwich Albion related to breaches of profit and sustainability regulations was not announced until 24 April.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The Colonel’s voice breaches my storm of thoughts.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Two of the complainants also challenged whether the health claims in the ad breached the ASA's advertising code.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
ET level since 2002—although the yield still hasn’t breached its 2007 intraday peak of 5.303%, a threshold more closely eyed on Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The reported incident in which AI agents breached computer systems deserves scrutiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Hundreds of people who fled their homes when the South Esk breached flood defences in the River Street area of Brechin were unable to return for months and many properties remain empty.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
But March 13, 2011, wasn’t a normal day—the water in the reactor was gone, corium had melted through the reactor vessel, and the primary containment had been breached.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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The original penalty for breaching pitch regulations, relating to their win against Glamorgan in August, was announced on 16 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
In early trading, the benchmark Dutch TTF contract is flat at 79.21 euros a megawatt-hour after breaching 80 euros in the previous session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some lawyers advising AI companies say American companies could sue Chinese rivals for breaching the terms of service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The claims brought more than two years ago by law firm Austen Hayes alleged Grindr had shared sensitive data with third parties for commercial purposes, breaching UK privacy laws.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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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