break with past
Example Sentences
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November 2002: The AKP wins elections with nearly 35% of votes after the worst economic slump since the 1970s, promising to break with past mismanagement and recessions.
From Reuters • May 15, 2023
That widely reported trend might be rooted in financial instability, but it also speaks of a desire to break with past patterns and take further steps toward a more equitable world.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023
A gay man of Indian heritage, he was certainly a break with past.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2022
The Census Bureau announced last week that it will break with past practice and not rely on 2020 census data solely as the basis for creating its annual estimates of the U.S. population.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021
Every break with past, however normal and inevitable, implies a necessity for readjustment to altered conditions which causes a temporary sense of restless disharmony until the required adjustment has been made.
From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop
