breakaway

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The company, founded in 2021 by a breakaway faction from OpenAI, was viewed as an upstart that tailored its chatbots to the needs of businesses and developers, rather than consumers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

He was back in the heat of a 3-on-3 drill, flying down the ice on a breakaway, every bit the Hall of Fame player who survived 16 seasons in the league.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Marner opened the scoring with a spectacular breakaway goal, skating on to William Karlssson’s two-line pass as he entered the offensive zone and beating LaCombe up the center of the ice to the crease.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Rory McIlroy says bringing back LIV Golf defectors would be "good business" for the PGA Tour amid doubts over the future of the breakaway series.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

He didn’t mean to start a breakaway church, but within a few decades swathes of Europe had switched to one form of Protestantism or another.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall