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a world record that may not be breakable
elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they suffer from osteoporosis
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Chemistry kits can contain chemicals that are a fire hazard along with breakable glass parts like test tubes.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025
For example, to manage very high operating temperatures, the Burevestnik missile’s reactor may have a brittle, more breakable ceramic construction.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
While the slower speed and emphasis on physics, from the long-distance drop of bullet trajectories to the breakable foundations of structures, are a huge part of Battlefield’s DNA, there’s also just an inherent silliness to some of the tactics that stir joy.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Use foam sheets or acid-free tissue to wrap breakable items, such as ceramic dinnerware made from bone china, porcelain, mirrors, or lamps.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025
For example, to manage very high operating temperatures, the Burevestnik missile’s reactor may have a brittle, more breakable ceramic construction.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
While the slower speed and emphasis on physics, from the long-distance drop of bullet trajectories to the breakable foundations of structures, are a huge part of Battlefield’s DNA, there’s also just an inherent silliness to some of the tactics that stir joy.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Use foam sheets or acid-free tissue to wrap breakable items, such as ceramic dinnerware made from bone china, porcelain, mirrors, or lamps.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Breakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakable. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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