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to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breached
In May 2024, the DOJ found that Boeing had breached the agreement by failing to implement appropriate corporate compliance and safety measures.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The land bridge between modern-day Spain and Morocco was breached, which opened the gates to the Zanclean flood.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The premium on French 30-year bonds breached a level last seen in 2008 as the government is on the brink of collapse, putting the country’s deficit reduction plans at risk .
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Nestle said Freixe’s departure follows an investigation overseen by Chairman Paul Bulcke and Lead Independent Director Pablo Isla into an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate, which breached the company’s code of business conduct.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Katrina killed nearly 1,400 people and submerged most of the city after the storm breached vulnerable levees.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 30 Aug. 2025
What was mind-boggling, frightening, was learning, subsequently, that levees had been breached—broken—flooding huge swaths of the Crescent City.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Through home videos from survivors in New Orleans and archival footage, we’re reminded of the insufficient government preparation leading up to the storm and the poor response after more than 50 levees were breached by storm water.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
If the site gets breached, your core identity remains untouched.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The land bridge between modern-day Spain and Morocco was breached, which opened the gates to the Zanclean flood.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
The premium on French 30-year bonds breached a level last seen in 2008 as the government is on the brink of collapse, putting the country’s deficit reduction plans at risk .
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Nestle said Freixe’s departure follows an investigation overseen by Chairman Paul Bulcke and Lead Independent Director Pablo Isla into an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate, which breached the company’s code of business conduct.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Katrina killed nearly 1,400 people and submerged most of the city after the storm breached vulnerable levees.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 30 Aug. 2025
What was mind-boggling, frightening, was learning, subsequently, that levees had been breached—broken—flooding huge swaths of the Crescent City.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Through home videos from survivors in New Orleans and archival footage, we’re reminded of the insufficient government preparation leading up to the storm and the poor response after more than 50 levees were breached by storm water.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
If the site gets breached, your core identity remains untouched.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breached
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However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Congress is unlikely to grant him new tariff powers after the courts just ruled that doing so unilaterally violated the separation of powers.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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For instance, when the Martins were broke, before Christy gained the attention of legendary boxing promoter Don King, Jim, played on screen in a terrifying performance by Ben Foster, would take her to motel rooms to spar with men who would pay for the opportunity.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sabalenka broke first, but then lost her serve twice in quick succession to concede the set.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Breached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breached. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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