Example Sentences

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Another bear-market signal indicates “lofty” long-term growth expectations for the S&P 500, which have breached “levels consistent with equities being more vulnerable to disappointment,” the BofA Global team added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Under the Online Safety Act, companies found to have breached safety rules can face fines of up to 10% of qualifying worldwide revenue or £18m, whichever is greater.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

There were "significant concerns" that Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube may have breached the ban, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In addition, he was also found to have breached the code by failing to fully co-operate with the two previous investigations, and by failing to act "on his personal honour".

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Even one glass at such a time would have breached the old man's code; it was a crime against shipmastership.

From The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories by Gibbon, Perceval