broken off
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He had broken off our seven-month relationship the day before, revealing he had never developed “strong romantic feelings” for me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Icelanders are voting in a referendum to decide whether to resume talks on joining the European Union, 13 years after they were broken off.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The tech giants have broken off from the rest of the market because the artificial-intelligence buildout is getting worrisomely expensive.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
"Once a piece has completely broken off, it no longer produces earthquakes because the rocks aren't stuck together anymore," he said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026
Not so long ago, the woods must have extended further, because you could see here and there ghostly dead trunks poking out of the soil, most of them broken off only a few feet up.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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