breakout
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A double bottom breakout occurred above a $40.98 pivot from Feb. 27, 2026, which saw the stock jump 6% on firm volume.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The rapper’s 2021 breakout hit, “Back in Blood,” climbed the Billboard charts, and Williams Jr. went multiplatinum.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
When his son Bowser Jr., voiced by filmmaker and actor Benny Safdie, stages a breakout, it sparks an intergalactic chase.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Taylor Frankie Paul, a breakout from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” brought buzz to a waning reality franchise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
“You’ve got a little breakout there on your forehead. You’re not eatin’ that greasy food you’re selling, are you?”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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