broken
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They also stopped cars with faults including bald tyres, illegally tinted windows and broken seat belts.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The calamities each couple faces spin out into a web of favors and coercion in this tale of broken systems and characters going to great lengths to get what they want.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Castellanos previously told The Times that he and his friends had not broken any laws and that he was not posing a threat to officers when he was struck.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
We’re suspicious of emails written in broken English and direct messages from social-media accounts that were created yesterday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
His first day on his own, and he’d broken every one.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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