breaks

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If LRP1 binds amyloid-β too strongly, the transport machinery becomes overloaded and breaks down.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

She kept jurors, lawyers and media on a strict schedule, with only two twenty-minute breaks per day and no lunch time to ensure maximum alertness.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Indeed’s Career Guide recommends applying to about 10 to 15 jobs per week, which breaks down to spending some extra time on just a few applications a day.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

If Spielberg’s earlier UFO movies gave us awe, comfort and catastrophe, this one feels like an encounter of a fourth kind: What happens when the cover story breaks?

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Suma breaks out of formation, a determined grin on her face as she passes me.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera