breached

past tense of breach

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Recent Examples of breached Japan's 10-year government bond yield recently breached 3%, hitting a high not seen in roughly 30 years. CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 The smoke has drifted as far as the Philippines, more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) away, and breached Malaysia's emergency-level threshold, forcing authorities to declare an emergency last week in a town in Sarawak state on Borneo Island. ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 The price of oil breached the $100 threshold Wednesday, as new flare-ups in the United States’ war with Iran stoked fresh concern for global energy markets. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 Chinese Nationalist forces breached the river’s dikes near Huayuankou to slow advancing Japanese troops. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026 While wielding a hammer, DeFoor reportedly breached the property line at the driveway and proceeded to target an unmarked federal law enforcement vehicle blocking the driveway entrance. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Britain’s Health and Safety Executive, better known as HSE, concluded that the high-profile drama breached UK safety laws during production at Shinfield Studios earlier this year, according to a previously unreported ruling. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 His step no longer looked assured, his body appeared stiff and his warrior mentality finally breached. Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Under its competition rule book, the bloc has also started an investigation into AI services, including whether Google breached EU competition rules in its use of AI overviews. Barbara Moens, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breached
Verb
  • League officials said the Clippers violated salary cap rules by initiating off-court income opportunities and facilitating endorsement agreements for Kawhi Leonard, who was also fined $700,000.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte at Stars and Stripes – a military news outlet that is partially funded by the Pentagon – claimed their dismissals were retaliatory and violated the First Amendment.
    Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In July, a bipartisan panel found tech billionaire Elon Musk likely broke state law by giving $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The cheating scandal broke the internet and became a pop culture talking point.
    Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Breached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breached. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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