breach
noun
the act or a result of breaking; a break or rupture.
Example Sentences
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Losses will be covered by the Secure Asset Fund for Users, a reserve fund of around $1 billion used in cases of extreme breaches, and the company’s funds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Where we’re seeing any breaches or failures, it’s on commercial or private residential property. Everyone has to do their part.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
However, no breaches of the truce that began early on Tuesday have so far been reported.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
In spite of warnings from Cloudflare and AWS that "millions of hacking attempts" had been made every hour, there is also no evidence of large scale data breaches or cyber-attacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Meteorologists were predicting furious winds, ten-foot storm surges, possibilities of levee breaches, flooding everywhere along the coast.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
