- present participle of break.
breaking
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Shortly after blocking Megaspeed, the Singapore company at the center of its espionage scandal, Nvidia stopped breaking out its Singapore revenue, which had been 22% of its sales in mid-2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
These chemicals have been used in numerous everyday consumer products and are often described as "forever chemicals" because they resist breaking down in the environment.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
So while it is true that SoftBank is not ordering as much as it previously planned, it’s not breaking any contracts in doing so.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
For Ellie, the experience was about far more than breaking objects.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Sweat was breaking out on her forehead, and she bit her lips as she pulled out her sleeping blanket and cast it aside with shaking fingers.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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