broke
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While not damaged in combat, a fire broke out on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on March 12.
Anne Boleyn—second wife of King Henry VIII, whom she married as he broke with the Catholic Church—played a key role in the story.
Seals & Crofts broke up around 1980 but later reunited to perform on the road; they put out an album called “Traces” in 2004.
From Los Angeles Times
And when the Civil War broke out, they relocated to Europe.
As sometimes destructive protests broke out after police were acquitted, King made his celebrated plea, “Can we all get along?”
From Los Angeles Times
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