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breakaway

[breyk-uh-wey] / ˈbreɪk əˌweɪ /


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And Australian rugby league's NRL said any player who joined the breakaway league would be banned for 10 years.

From Barron's

Data Golf, who crunch the numbers from all tours including the breakaway LIV League, seem closer to the mark.

From BBC

Beijing sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will, in time, be part of the country.

From BBC

The sport remains fractured since the arrival of the breakaway LIV Golf league in 2022.

From BBC

Democrats had refused to vote to fund the federal government unless the subsidies were extended, but late Sunday a breakaway group of Senate Democrats broke ranks to support ending the shutdown.

From Barron's