breakaway

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Mickelson left the PGA Tour in 2022 to become one of the most high-profile signings to the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf organisation.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

The 55-year-old was among the first recruits to LIV Golf, despite making derogatory comments about the Saudi Arabian backers of the breakaway tour.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

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

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

He didn’t mean to start a breakaway church, but within a few decades swathes of Europe had switched to one form of Protestantism or another.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall