break down
Example Sentences
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But after appearing for months to be on track for an agreement, discussions around playing the game during Week Zero of the 2026 season broke down in recent weeks.
From Los Angeles Times
Because disulfides are sensitive, they had to be "masked" by converting them into a protected pair of sulfides so the structure would not break down during later reactions.
From Science Daily
In people with Parkinson's disease, the brain cells that produce dopamine gradually break down.
From Science Daily
"So we've run lots of initiatives to try and break down barriers to music."
From BBC
Iang's face quivers as she recounts the story of what happened on 26 November in K-Haimual, her village in Myanmar's western Chin State, and then she breaks down.
From BBC
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