breakdown

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Sure: It’s not just this breakdown that set things up to be as bad as they are now.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Fidelity has a useful breakdown of the three agencies’ bond ratings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Dr Grieco warned that should the fragile US-Iranian ceasefire breakdown and fighting resume, the existing damage to US bases suggests that facilities across the Gulf could be vulnerable.

From BBC • 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

Austria-Hungary, threatened with a complete breakdown of order as people in the cities starved and rioted, signed an armistice agreement on November 3.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman