as in violated
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breached
Consumer health data stored in ChatGPT could potentially be subpoenaed or breached, creating liability exposure that risk-averse healthcare administrators will not accept.
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Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
When one attempts to selectively remove weft threads, tugging and pulling them away from neighboring strands as well as the warp around which they are woven, the integrity of the fabric is breached.
—Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
His case has been indefinitely delayed due to a pending civil lawsuit involving the tactical unit that ultimately breached the classroom and killed the shooter.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Harry’s quest began in 2019, shortly after his wife launched her own battle against Associated Newspapers and The Mail on Sunday, alleging that the publisher breached her privacy and copyright.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
Ryanair could be excluded from certain stock tracking indexes if there are concerns about those ownership restrictions being breached, its website says.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
How are they wronged unless and until the contract is breached?
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
In October, the group breached a GitLab instance tied to Red Hat, stealing hundreds of gigabytes of internal development data.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Lola’s alleges that in 2024, EcoIdeas breached the contract by failing to prepare labels and products in the manner required.
—Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
When one attempts to selectively remove weft threads, tugging and pulling them away from neighboring strands as well as the warp around which they are woven, the integrity of the fabric is breached.
—Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
His case has been indefinitely delayed due to a pending civil lawsuit involving the tactical unit that ultimately breached the classroom and killed the shooter.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Harry’s quest began in 2019, shortly after his wife launched her own battle against Associated Newspapers and The Mail on Sunday, alleging that the publisher breached her privacy and copyright.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
Ryanair could be excluded from certain stock tracking indexes if there are concerns about those ownership restrictions being breached, its website says.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
How are they wronged unless and until the contract is breached?
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
In October, the group breached a GitLab instance tied to Red Hat, stealing hundreds of gigabytes of internal development data.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Lola’s alleges that in 2024, EcoIdeas breached the contract by failing to prepare labels and products in the manner required.
—Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breached
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The underlying lawsuit, filed in December, alleges that federal officers violated the First and Fourth Amendment rights of six protesters.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The agency conceded that confidential data had been improperly accessed and shared and emphasized that the disclosures violated strict federal laws governing tax return confidentiality.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Once news broke that Nix would miss the game and Stidham would start, the Patriots were listed as favorites in the game.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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This matchup did get easier last weekend, however, when Broncos starting quarterback Bo Nix broke his ankle.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Breached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breached. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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