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breakage

[bray-kij] / ˈbreɪ kɪdʒ /


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To reach weapons-grade—93% or higher—the material must be spun in sensitive centrifuges that are subject to breakage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Part of elephants' whisker evolution is to prevent breakage, said Schulz.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Many bones showed fresh fractures caused by blunt impacts soon after the elephant's death, indicating deliberate breakage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025

Historically, cables in Taiwan, Vietnam and Egypt have all been vulnerable to breakage and sabotage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

Jon smashes things, and glues the shards into place in the pattern of breakage.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Many of the trees are considered past maturity, meaning branch breakages are common.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023

In the past, Twitter prevented breakages from escalating by having people around to diagnose and solve problems immediately.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

Cohen said he was conscious of the “gaps and breakages everywhere” - between his generation’s views of Israel and its parents’, and between American and Israeli Jews.

From Washington Times ● May 10, 2022

However, most cities do not monitor the quality of their water pipes effectively enough to prevent these severe breakages, he said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022

There were several breakages because I was brandishing the sword so clumsily.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke


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