breaks

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If Spielberg’s earlier UFO movies gave us awe, comfort and catastrophe, this one feels like an encounter of a fourth kind: What happens when the cover story breaks?

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"It breaks my heart," said Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg after his team were eliminated from the Championship play-offs by Southampton on Tuesday.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Ambiq still has a ways to go before it breaks even.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

When the body is exposed to cold temperatures, it breaks down stored fat to create heat.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

When the potential energy in the fault becomes greater than the force, called friction, that holds the plates together, the top plate breaks free and springs upward.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland