broke

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Duplantis cleared 6.30m in this competition, broke the world record for the 14th time and secured his third world title.

From BBC

Cambodia has not officially announced that any of its troops have been killed since the fighting broke out on December 7.

From Barron's

She opened it and broke down crying, as Walker struggled to compose himself.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a separate experiment, the same nanodots broke down a blue dye by 90 percent in just 20 minutes, demonstrating how powerful their chemical reactions can be even in complete darkness.

From Science Daily

Chasing visitors around Cambodia's Angkor temple ruins to offer his services, tour guide Bun Ratana says he has had little work since deadly clashes with Thailand broke out, despite it being high season.

From Barron's