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breakaway

[breyk-uh-wey] / ˈbreɪk əˌweɪ /


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Bowen said the breakaway conference in Santa Marta was "a positive contribution" -- but did not say how their concerns might be incorporated into a final negotiated outcome.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A former TV exec, Bevacqua acknowledged a Super League’s lucrative appeal—and Notre Dame would be a desirable addition—but argued a breakaway of the richest teams violated “the spirit of college football.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The company, founded in 2021 by a breakaway faction from OpenAI, was viewed as an upstart that tailored its chatbots to the needs of businesses and developers, rather than consumers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Nearly 60 nations hailed progress in the fight to exit fossil fuels as a breakaway conference wrapped up in Colombia on Wednesday -- but now face the harder work of turning words into action.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Brothers got a breakaway jam and made some nice passes but at the end of the first half it was Carver 34 and Trinity 20.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers




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