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broken

[broh-kuhn] / ˈbroʊ kən /








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Others, considered non-optimal, lead to weaker translation and are more likely to be broken down.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

The battle group’s youngest members are showing a proclivity for using new tech to solve problems; one soldier recently 3-D-printed a replacement for a broken fuse box cover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In their absence, the three remaining candidates pounded on a wide array of municipal ills, including broken sidewalks, high rents and sluggish housing production.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

They're sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they're just like us.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

It is a ninety-mile-wide stretch of broken country where a forest fire took everything out.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen