break apart
Example Sentences
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"We're very pleased the Court rejected the DOJ's proposal to break apart tools that help small businesses reach new customers and grow," Google's vice president of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
For those with the means and the drive to seek it out, he had this warning: "Stay off the island. It could break apart."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Tan’s suit claims the department “sought to weaken, silence, and break apart the very partnership that threatened to expose its wrongdoing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
While investors have largely cheered Comcast’s decision to break apart its media properties and its broadband business, the historical performance of similar kinds of media spinoffs has been mixed at best.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
When Florida saw them running toward her, she felt as if she would break apart into a zillion pieces, and all those pieces would scatter into the air and disappear into the clouds.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
