as in violating
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breaching
Another interesting statistic is that after breaching minus 8%, the market was higher 30 days later 70% of the time.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Law enforcement waited some 77 minutes at the scene before breaching a classroom and killing the gunman.
—Jenny Wagnon Courts, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
This year, Poche, who appeared in Season 5, filed a lawsuit against Netflix after allegedly being penalized $4 million for breaching her contract by publicly discussing her time on the show.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
In August, the campaign said a foreign adversary had obtained documents after breaching its email system.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, Albertsons blamed Kroger for not trying harder to appease wary regulators and therefore breaching its merger agreement to act in good faith.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
The announcement comes at an awkward time for City, which is mired in a poor run of form and awaiting the verdict of an investigation into breaching Premier League financial rules.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin has suddenly plummeted after breaching $100,000 for the first time this week—with traders closely watching Elon Musk's latest moves.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Norwegian archaeologist alleges that Karen Spencer informed Charles and others about her condition, prompting her to take legal action against the Countess for breaching her privacy.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Law enforcement waited some 77 minutes at the scene before breaching a classroom and killing the gunman.
—Jenny Wagnon Courts, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
This year, Poche, who appeared in Season 5, filed a lawsuit against Netflix after allegedly being penalized $4 million for breaching her contract by publicly discussing her time on the show.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
In August, the campaign said a foreign adversary had obtained documents after breaching its email system.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, Albertsons blamed Kroger for not trying harder to appease wary regulators and therefore breaching its merger agreement to act in good faith.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
The announcement comes at an awkward time for City, which is mired in a poor run of form and awaiting the verdict of an investigation into breaching Premier League financial rules.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
Bitcoin has suddenly plummeted after breaching $100,000 for the first time this week—with traders closely watching Elon Musk's latest moves.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Norwegian archaeologist alleges that Karen Spencer informed Charles and others about her condition, prompting her to take legal action against the Countess for breaching her privacy.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaching
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Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.—
Kate Payne,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Dec. 2024
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Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Epic parties to kid-friendly fun Nour Rahal is a trending and breaking news reporter.—
Nour Rahal,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Breaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaching. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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