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break down



VERB
choke up
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VERB
fall apart
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STRONGEST








VERB
molder
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Gary Klein breaks down everything you need to know heading into the Rams’ NFC divisional playoff game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

But talks have also broken down ahead of previous elections, with failure to reach agreement on wider electoral pacts.

From BBC

This chart breaks down the headline net confidence number by age cohort.

From BBC

Nevertheless, she said, it has been interpreted by both parties for centuries as a final-resort emergency option to be used only when law and order has completely broken down.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the brain ages or develops neurological disease, this system begins to break down.

From Science Daily