breach
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The university said last year it investigated Cofnas and that while his published views are seen by many as offensive, they didn’t breach university rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The judges and members of Khan's political party, Tehreek-e-Insaf, have warned supporters not to gather outside the hospital when he is transferred there, which would be a breach of the court order.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Whales and sharks breach and hunt in the waters beyond the thick kelp forests that tickle its edges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
In the coming days the U.S. national debt is set to breach $40 trillion for the first time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The host passed through the breach and halted on the sloping sward above.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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If any breaches of the Editor's Code of Practice were found it would take "appropriate steps", it added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
A whistleblower filed a report with the SEC alleging self-dealing and other breaches by Walter and Guggenheim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The latest incident comes shortly after the ICO took enforcement action against the Metropolitan Police over two unrelated data breaches.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
On a practical level, he added, the data sharing increased the risk of breaches that can open law-abiding citizens up to identity theft.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
She finally breaches the wall of quiet between us.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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Court proceedings were issued against the MoD in February 2024 by the group, from Plymouth and Scotland, claiming their employer had breached the Human Rights Act.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Now, like the rest of Australia's wild bird population, they face the threat of H5N1, which breached the continental landmass for the first time in June and has since started to spread in local wildlife.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The conglomerate alleged Panama breached an investment treaty through measures that resulted in the country taking over two Panama Canal terminals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
He said the public still does not know enough about the situation or whether the data is secure or if it was breached, and said lawmakers should examine whether any laws or policies were violated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But Samuel had put up a laughing wall against natural laws, and Una’s death breached his battlements.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Some routinely put on a show: NYC0318, a whale also seen by AFP on a recent outing, often charms whale watchers with sensational lunge-feeds, breaching the water and prompting shrieks of delight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Chelsea's recent punishment for breaching rules relating to payments to agents was not comparable to points deductions for Profitability and Sustainability Rules.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The shark made a few circles, its fins at times breaching the water’s surface as stunned fishermen looked on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The tests include so-called "capture-the-flag" evaluations in which Claude was tasked with obtaining information by breaching other systems - a common way that experts assess a model's hacking capabilities.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
But it is also the setting for two starkly different tales about breaching those divides.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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