break one
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“It’s like breeding racehorses,” said Ron Wallace, the first grower to break one ton in 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
At the break, one of his coaches stared out Grinfeeld in a slightly comedic scene.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024
Caesar, however, survives and must break one of his cardinal rules: “Ape not kill ape.”
From New York Times • May 10, 2024
What we circle back to throughout our conversations is the idea of breakthrough, breaking through, the big break one gets within the context of a chosen industry and how to not let it break you.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024
What I thought were blueberries have a slightly different shape, and when I break one open the insides are bloodred.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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