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breaking

noun as in division

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The versatile Elliot Daly, who has trained with the squad but not played since breaking his arm playing for the British and Irish Lions in July, is also left out of the matchday 23.

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The investigation found multiple nurses and pharmacists breaking the same rules — agreeing to issue or sell Botox without ever meeting patients in person, putting them at risk.

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Consider these two scenarios: a player is breaking forward and is brought down by a tactical foul, or a goalkeeper comes out of his area and boots the ball into the crowd.

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The BBC has also been told about when things go wrong, including scanning and radiotherapy machines breaking down, GP referral letters being lost and staffing issues mean appointments are cancelled at the last minute.

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"But for me, it's really a story about the sins of the father and about Bunny Junior breaking that cycle."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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