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to fail to keep
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Recent Examples of breaching
The design calls for stripping the iron bars off windows and breaching the castle walls for generous corner entrances.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
The same month, Meta was hit with a 200 million euros fine for breaching obligations to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, Crisafulli presented a $38,000 request for a pneumatic breaching tool.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
The Celtics also must time and structure their signings carefully to avoid breaching the tax line.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Rather than wilt, Newcastle rallied, with substitutes Harvey Barnes, Yoane Wissa and Anthony Elanga repeatedly breaching the home side’s back line.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The island is surrounded by breaching humpback whales, and its days are filled with 80-degree sunshine.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
He was also charged with harassment after breaching a restraining order.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The ruling by the judge is focused on damages on Palou breaching his contract to race for McLaren starting in 2024.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
The same month, Meta was hit with a 200 million euros fine for breaching obligations to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday, Crisafulli presented a $38,000 request for a pneumatic breaching tool.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
The Celtics also must time and structure their signings carefully to avoid breaching the tax line.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Rather than wilt, Newcastle rallied, with substitutes Harvey Barnes, Yoane Wissa and Anthony Elanga repeatedly breaching the home side’s back line.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The island is surrounded by breaching humpback whales, and its days are filled with 80-degree sunshine.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
He was also charged with harassment after breaching a restraining order.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
The ruling by the judge is focused on damages on Palou breaching his contract to race for McLaren starting in 2024.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaching
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After Conley admitted to violating parole in federal court on Monday, Hall revoked his supervised release and sentenced him to 21 months in or with no supervised release to follow.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wiener is also pushing new legislation — called the No Kings Act — that would allow people in California to sue federal agents for violating their rights.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Games also keep broadening their reach to new or revisited sports – breaking (breakdancing) in Paris; ski mountaineering in Milan; squash, lacrosse, cricket and flag football in Los Angeles.—
Dana ONeil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bjoergen captures her 11th career medal, breaking a three-way tie with Russian Raisa Smetanina and Italian Stefania Belmondo.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Breaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaching. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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