broken
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Across France and Germany, with temperatures climbing into the mid-30s, hundreds of localities saw records for May being broken.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Across the Channel, weather agency Meteo-France said "dozens" of temperature records were broken in several French cities, as it placed eight western regions under a heatwave alert.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Officials in Belchertown, Mass., were saving up to fix their broken roads and aging buildings last year when they were hit with a surprise $911,000 invoice.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
But conditions worsened Friday when they discovered they could not offload a neutralizing agent in the failing tank because the valves had broken and were gummed up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
“On the east edge of the pond, there’s an abandoned cabin. Go through the back window with the broken latch. You’ll find Hesterfowl in the attic.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
