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breaks

  • plural
    of break.
    break
    verb (used with object)
    to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.
  • present tense form
    of break (3rd person singular).
    break
    verb (used with object)
    to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.

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The proliferation of movies that run three hours or longer is driving new users to RunPee, the app that helps theatergoers optimize their bathroom breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

That said, the IRS has released its new income-tax brackets for the 2027 tax year, and Andrew Keshner explains what the changes to deductions and other tax breaks could mean for your money.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Bold” ultimately is having hope that you can be the one who breaks systems that need to be obliterated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The BBC's Ros Atkins breaks down the dramatic shift in the state between the 2024 election and the 2026 midterms.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Januka and Lubek and I almost always spend our breaks together now, and I can’t tell exactly what the arrangement between the two of them is.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron