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breakaway

[breyk-uh-wey] / ˈbreɪk əˌweɪ /


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The company, which was formed in 2021 by a breakaway team of early OpenAI employees, has positioned itself as having a more safety-orientated approach to AI research compared with its rivals.

From BBC

The escalating U.S. involvement in Nigeria’s war against Boko Haram and a breakaway militant group, Islamic State in West Africa Province, follows a sharp turn in rhetoric from the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2022, some of the sport's biggest names chose to defect to the breakaway LIV Golf with lucrative contracts being offered by the controversial new competition.

From BBC

And coverage teams did not give up a breakaway play against the Bears.

From Los Angeles Times

The president of Somaliland has held separate talks with his Israeli counterpart, as well as the second son of the US leader, as the breakaway region continues to seek international recognition and foreign investment.

From BBC