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Although BFT could break down E-cadherin, the toxin did not appear to attach directly to that protein.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

When two such nuclei collide with sufficient energy, the boundaries of their protons and neutrons effectively break down, releasing the quarks and gluons inside them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

United fans will presumably be relieved when the football resumes on Saturday, if only to break up the constant stream of opinion for 90 minutes.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The flu normally starts in the Southeastern states, but this year it started on the West Coast—a break from the norm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“You ready for your break, man?” he says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Yet investors this week began rewarding those willing to tap the breaks on heavy debt issuance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Courtney Iseman breaks down why gimmicky cocktails go wrong—and gives some recipe ideas for making your spooky spirits a smashing success.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Proposition 5 breaks up that process into two parts, prioritizing the voters’ right to oust an official before selecting a replacement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Phase 6 begins when the rear portion of the main rock finally breaks apart.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

It’s a painting that breaks all the rules—but it is of a woman who could break none.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Debotte told the court she shouted "bike" three times, but Richardson made no attempt to slow down or brake before the Volvo smashed into the left side of the cyclist.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Police found no brake marks that would have indicated she had tried to stop before crashing, according to the records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

That's because of the switch between having the front and rear wings open in drag-reduction mode on the straights and closing in corners means the cars drop down towards the ground when they brake.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He added that the Fed is getting help from a bond selloff that has raised longer-term Treasury yields, lifting mortgage rates and other borrowing costs and thereby applying an economic brake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Grandpa Ed finds their spot, yanks the parking brake.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Another long score came on a slant route to senior wide receiver Cooper Chila who broke multiple tackles to take it 57-yards to the house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

In Georgia, where early in-person voting broke the state's midterm record on Thursday, women accounted for 56 percent of ballots cast by that day, compared with 44 percent for men.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The regulator said no decision has yet been made over whether Meta broke U.K. competition law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The bull was being led out of a trailer at Charnock Richard Welcome Break services on the M6 when it broke free from its handler and charged around the car park at about 08:10 GMT.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

One of them broke from the others and started for us.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"But type VI retrons caught our attention because they didn't appear to have this signature. It was very odd, and we wondered if they might be broken."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Watson, who was able to keep up with the game on a doctor’s phone, said he was told he had broken a rib.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Another time, his canine partner led him hiking up a steep mountainside for two hours until they reached a man with a broken leg who was close to dying from hypothermia.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

For centuries, Mr. Tullett writes, the process relied on steeping old rags in chlorine; as demand grew, production shifted toward wood chips broken down with sulfites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

She has broken my heart, and I don’t know how I’ll ever fix it.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

These defects, called dislocations, allow layers of atoms to shift relative to one another, helping the material absorb stress without breaking.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

She joined a movement calling itself Thalu Wang, which translates as "breaking through the palace".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“The 1988 election was the breaking moment that mortally wounded the single-party system in Mexico,” said Fernando Belaunzarán, a former leftist student leader and politician who supported Cárdenas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Countries across Europe are grappling with a wave of rising discontent over the cost of living, with weeks of protests breaking out across France this month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

That causes it to fission, breaking apart into two smaller atoms.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland