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Recent Examples of breach
Noun
If Harbaugh is such a man of integrity, then why was he suspended for half of the regular season (six games) during the 2023 championship run for two different breaches of NCAA rules? Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025 Are you owed part of $4.5M settlement? April 15, 2025 3:03 PM Read Next National ParkMobile data breach leads to $32 million settlement. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Verb
By compelling clergy to breach the confessional seal, Washington joins a small group of states stripping traditional confidentiality protections. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 In some cases, the images in the scammers’ possession are real and were obtained from someone the victim knows or an account that was breached. Ashley Belanger – May 5, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for breach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breach
Noun
  • The complaint at the crux of Lopez v. Apple is a violation of privacy.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Using the pesticide without following those directions is a violation of federal law.
    Jeffrey Gore, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Room to grow is great, but if the gap is too big, you might be frustrated to not get anywhere close to 240 frames per second (fps) at 4K.
    Brad Bourque, Wired News, 23 May 2025
  • Filling the Liberation Day gap continues to be a resistance level for the market.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • In Minnesota, leaders are bracing for the possibility that Trump will pardon Chauvin, who is serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for murder, violating Floyd's constitutional rights and other crimes.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • These publishers, one of which is The Atlantic, are suing various AI companies for trademark dilution and trademark infringement, among other things.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
  • In May, HomeVestors filed suit against Carrier for trademark infringement and for not indemnifying it against these lawsuits.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Still, Pritzker's balancing act—managing a blue state in the heartland with challenges ranging from crime to affordability while also eyeing a national platform—remains fraught.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
  • With countless crimes to choose from, the series joins its sister show, American Murder.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Private contractors under the supervision of St. Paul Public Works will spend up to two months repairing the man-sized sink hole that opened on the evening of May 8, forcing ongoing partial road closures between Chestnut and Walnut streets.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
  • The screws may loosen and allow engine oil to leak from the screw holes, according to the recall report.
    James Powel, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Most of them lasted for about one microsecond before breaking apart.
    George Petras, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
    Danielle Bacher, People.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Harrison’s sin is not trading Doncic, but demanding so little in return from the Lakers.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
  • If Sam is wrong, his journalistic sin is unpardonable.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025

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