break it up
Example Sentences
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"I think that in the near future, they are unlikely to break it up."
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Lou Gerstner was the first outsider to take the helm at IBM, the storied firm that once looked so dominant in computer mainframes that the Justice Department spent foolish years trying to break it up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Instead, consumers can break it up into four interest-free payments on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024
Microsoft appealed the decision, and in 2001 the original decision to break it up was overturned.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024
Strauss started to move in to break it up, but Nemur stopped him.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
