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broken

[broh-kuhn] / ˈbroʊ kən /








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Harald had been seen as a down to earth "people's king" who had helped to modernise the monarchy, broken with tradition by marrying a commoner and served as a unifying figure.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

It did this by preventing the protein from being broken down through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

Worst off are children from poor and broken families, who may never catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

My heart is broken that my friend didn’t get that chance.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

She explains that the other patients at Tala are understandably bitter, apathetic, and emotionally and spiritually broken.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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