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broken

[broh-kuhn] / ˈbroʊ kən /








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They repair broken pitchers, taking in wayward arms with busted mechanics and diminishing fastballs and resurrecting their careers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"It does challenge stereotypes, because it finally breaks a ceiling that was never broken," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Turner has made 22 tackles and has broken up two passes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

But my claim was that the administrative process itself was broken.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

“The Jewish theater in Amsterdam was broken into last night. Forty Jews were rescued. One of them—a young woman—was most insistent that Nollie know: ‘Annaliese is free.’”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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