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breaks

  • plural of break.
  • present tense form of break (3rd person singular).

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The Breaks is a seaside links putting course, and no reservations are required.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Breaks in the case have come and fits and starts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Appeared in the February 14, 2026, print edition as 'When the Epstein Levee Breaks'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“Ralph Breaks the Internet” co-writer Pamela Ribon, who also voiced Snow for that film’s epic Disney princess sleepover scene, doesn’t hit the high notes like Caselotti did.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

Breaks finally have a purpose beyond getting off my feet.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich