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fast-breaking

American  
[fast-brey-king, fahst-] / ˈfæstˈbreɪ kɪŋ, ˈfɑst- /

adjective

  1. (of a news story) occurring suddenly, and often portending a series of events or further developments in rapid succession.


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About 3,800 iftar fast-breaking meals are served each evening, financed largely through online contributions, organisers say.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

The final sunset of Ramadan last week found me below a mosque in the Bronx, in a basement cafeteria, elbow to elbow with hungry Muslims awaiting that last fast-breaking meal of the year.

From Slate Apr. 5, 2025

Plainclothes agents arrested Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University graduate student from Turkey, on a sidewalk Tuesday as she walked to see friends for the traditional fast-breaking during the Islamic month of Ramadan.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2025

Speaking to a group of young people at a Ramadan fast-breaking meal in Ankara on Tuesday, President Erdogan urged patience and common sense amid what he described as "very sensitive days."

From BBC Mar. 25, 2025

Dave Mills, a vacuum cleaner off the back-boards, led a fast-breaking Seattle University team to victory last night.

From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Powers, Melvin

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