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break with

VERB
part ways
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This is where new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s larger break with the old Fed comes into focus.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant visited the old training ground, Neymar and Mbappe wanted to break with the schedule prepared by then head coach Unai Emery.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

And the big question is whether he will step away from the Fed, or break with tradition and stay on.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Were the Iran war to turn out a complete and unqualified success, that would represent the sharpest imaginable break with the American tradition in foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

At a speech in Salt Lake City, Humphrey summoned the nerve to break with Johnson.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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