break it up
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"I think that in the near future, they are unlikely to break it up."
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Lou Gerstner was the first outsider to take the helm at IBM, the storied firm that once looked so dominant in computer mainframes that the Justice Department spent foolish years trying to break it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
“On the other hand, we suspect the Ellisons did not purchase Paramount in order to break it up for parts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
Microsoft appealed the decision, and in 2001 the original decision to break it up was overturned.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
All this yakkin’s gettin’ us nowhere so I’m going to break it up here.
From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose
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