breach
noun
the act or a result of breaking; a break or rupture.
Example Sentences
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On a practical level, he added, the data sharing increased the risk of breaches that can open law-abiding citizens up to identity theft.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Ultimately, the report concluded, the department “contained the unrest” without any loss of life or “major breaches of critical infrastructure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Anyone who breaches those conditions can be recalled to prison.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
SINGAPORE—A Singaporean real-estate billionaire is suing Brookfield Asset Management over alleged breaches of contract and confidentiality related to a proposed joint venture to buy industrial properties in the Southeast Asian city-state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
An intelligent being: A humpback whale breaches the surface of the waters, Frederick Sound, Alaska, summer 1979.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
