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breaker

[brey-ker] / ˈbreɪ kər /
NOUN
large wave
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If return-to-office mandates are a deal breaker, Choudhury said you don’t have to be limited to domestic employers in your job hunt.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

There is no punting in touch football, but there’s always going to be a rule breaker who can’t help but punt the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

But Fritz powered through the breaker, sealing a one-set lead after 70 minutes with his sixth ace.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

But there's a lesser-known record breaker on the other side of the country, on Australia's north-western coast: Ningaloo Reef.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

When messages were lined up properly, and a code breaker made enough good guesses, German words would eventually appear.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield