broke

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Its 200-day simple moving average started to slope lower in recent weeks and on Monday the stock broke above its 50-day simple moving average for the first time since last October.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Glassdoor and Redfin’s report, which broke out metro areas by population size, ranked New Orleans, Palm Bay, Fla., and Wichita, Kan., as the top midsize metro areas for new grads.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The city-state’s stock market has outperformed peers since end-February when the Middle East tensions broke out and could continue benefiting from ongoing macro uncertainty, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The figures largely reflect sales agreed before the war broke out, but show the market was showing signs of strain before strikes began.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Wolf broke into a big wolf smile, wagging his hindquarters and nibble-greeting Torak rapturously under the chin.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver