breaking up
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Social media videos show police breaking up Monday's protest and detaining a group of demonstrators who were filmed sitting in the middle of a two-lane highway.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Read more: Microsoft and OpenAI aren’t breaking up.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Steyer said he would reduce costs by taking on special interests and bringing about structural change and breaking up monopolies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
By breaking up with OPEC, Abu Dhabi is also strengthening its ties with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Throughout the morning it had drizzled on and off, but now the clouds were breaking up.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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