breakdown

Example Sentences

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Brendan Rodgers officially resigned as Celtic manager earlier this season - after a catastrophic breakdown in his relationship with the board.

From BBC

According to Tangavelou, both normal aging and neurodegenerative disease involve an imbalance between protein creation and protein breakdown in the brain.

From Science Daily

A full breakdown of civilian casualties has yet to be provided.

From Barron's

That early breakdown was marked by a bearish island reversal completed on Sept. 22 for an 8.3%, after a 7% gap higher on Sept. 12.

From Barron's

You might excuse this complacency on the grounds that the elite are focusing on global, existential questions — issues such as war, extreme weather events, the breakdown of civil society and so forth.

From MarketWatch