breakage
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Part of elephants' whisker evolution is to prevent breakage, said Schulz.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
The increase was driven by new restaurant openings and higher gift card breakage revenue, Chipotle said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Historically, cables in Taiwan, Vietnam and Egypt have all been vulnerable to breakage and sabotage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
It was just like a bro-code breakage, and I said, "That's it. I'm done with the guy."
From Salon ● May 18, 2024
The airshaft was topped by a miniature, slant-roofed skylight whose heavy, opaque, wrinkled glass was protected from breakage by heavy iron netting.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
They also serve as what is called "protective style", which means minimising the daily pulling and tugging on hair that can cause breakages.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025
In the past, Twitter prevented breakages from escalating by having people around to diagnose and solve problems immediately.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
A spokeswoman for Marseille police confirmed Friday to The Associated Press that its officers and local gendarmes are investigating multiple breakages to cables on the city’s outskirts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Cohen said he was conscious of the “gaps and breakages everywhere” - between his generation’s views of Israel and its parents’, and between American and Israeli Jews.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2022
There were several breakages because I was brandishing the sword so clumsily.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
