broke
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department told The Times the fire broke out inside an auto-body shop and spread to an adjoining building that contained several businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
In Georgia, where early in-person voting broke the state's midterm record on Thursday, women accounted for 56 percent of ballots cast by that day, compared with 44 percent for men.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Police say the Theni prison was housing 334 inmates against a capacity of 200, leaving authorities unable to maintain control once chaos broke out.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
That streak finally broke on Thursday following an earnings report that showed a deceleration in the company’s core search business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Squaring my shoulders, I caught sight of one of the last groups of colonists moments before they turned down a side street, and I broke into a jog to follow them.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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