broke

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The buzz: With a goal and an assist in the Americans’ penultimate warm-up with Senegal, Christian Pulisic broke out of a career-long scoring drought and proved himself ready for the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Fernandes broke the record for the most assists in a single Premier League season on the final day of the 2025-26 campaign, setting up his 21st goal against Brighton.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Thayil wants to get things right — he explains that he was the person thinking about Soundgarden’s legacy after the band broke up in 1997.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

I later learned he worried I’d be broke if baseball didn’t work out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Charlie wasn’t entirely broke up to see Glenn’s sorry state, and he put the stove back together.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck