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breaking

[brey-king] / ˈbreɪ kɪŋ /




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The most successful residents made up for it by essentially breaking the rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

This allowed them to detect the appearance of effective charges and reconstruct the dynamics associated with the simulated string breaking process.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

People both inside and outside the industry have become concerned about reports of autonomous AI agents breaking out of containment and hacking other companies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Manchester City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“No. I’m not punishing you for breaking the display,” Dad says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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