breaks

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But too much polish can be a giveaway, as can repeated use of flourishes: lists of three, for example, or punchy line breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

This playfully theatrical work routinely breaks the fourth wall to raise questions about the ethics of the dramatic project underway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The students rehearse their choreography before a mirror even before class starts, and many of them use rest breaks to ask friends for help to correct their steps.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

It breaks reactions down into basic electron movements and explores different possibilities.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

He admitted he needed to take occasional breaks from the intensity of the clinic, but mostly these time-consuming excursions were to set an example for the doctors and nurses who worked beside him.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French