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shatter

[shat-er] / ˈʃæt ər /




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After 50, it can completely shatter your finances.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

“Michael” went on to shatter box-office records for biopics, raking in almost $220 million worldwide during its first opening weekend.

From Salon May 14, 2026

"Over that year, as a family, we watched her shatter into pieces," Michelle said.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

I feared the lightest touch might shatter him.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Elliot Anderson will now become the most expensive British player in history as the midfielder's impending £116m move to Manchester City from Nottingham Forest shatters previous marks.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The top shatters just slightly under a knife, giving way to a plush, chocolate-saturated center streaked with melted pockets.

From Salon Apr. 28, 2026

For smaller smartphone makers with thinner profit margins, the uptick in memory costs shatters the notion that component costs fall over time.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

Whether the Fed supports or shatters that perception depends on what it says, not what it does.

From MarketWatch Oct. 27, 2025

The glass is— The glass shatters under my hand, and water spills onto the floor.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

In that footage, shattered glass, empty shelves, cracked computer screens and scattered debris can be seen in the wake of the burglary.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

De la Espriella has faced a tough first week in office, with multiple cities shattered by the tremor and the government yet to publish reconstruction cost estimates.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Under the scorching heat on Tuesday morning, Torres del Limonar is a shattered mountain of rubble, with mattresses, furniture, and belongings peeking out from the concrete.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

He finished two homers shy of Aaron Judge’s American League record of 62 and shattered Mickey Mantle’s 1961 mark of 54 for the most ever for a switch hitter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

But Hitler’s superior Aryan-race theories were shattered by a young African-American college student named Jesse Owens, who won an unprecedented four gold medals in track events.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Both apps allowed wagers on the number of “explosive diarrhea” cyclosporiasis and measles cases this year, with both outbreaks shattering records.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Fleetwood looked slightly tentative with approaches, perhaps wary of Birkdale biting back and shattering his dreams.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

They move at walking speed and don’t possess shattering grip strength.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Jenkin has suggested his latest is a commentary on sacrifice and community, but any concrete theory of “Rose of Nevada” risks allowing his enigmatic puzzle to lose its shattering spell of mystery and foreboding.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

A framed picture fell to the floor at the other end of the room, the glass front shattering.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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