breakdown

Example Sentences

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The Judicial Branch of California provided this breakdown:

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

To understand this, take a look at the breakdown of Treasury yields, which is the underlying, or real, yield plus inflation expectations.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

A breakdown of consumer spending, however, tells a more complicated story.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

In my mid 60s, I found myself divorced and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I didn’t mean to jump a fence, climb a fire escape, and watch you have a nervous breakdown.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson