broke
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When it broke open again, starting with the “Muslim ban” in 2017, I felt compelled to explore my family’s past in the hope it might help me better understand the present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Wesley Fofana: The Frenchman made a brilliant block from one of Amad Diallo's shots but was twice at fault as the winger broke clear on the counter-attack.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 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
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
My chest squeezed as a huge sob broke out.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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