as in violating
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breaching
Disney immediately sued YouTube for poaching him, and sued Connolly for breaching his contract.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
As a result, the Miss Universe Organization revoked her title for breaching contractual obligations by competing in another external pageant before finishing her reign.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit, which sought a court order to block the hiring, accused YouTube of inducing Connolly into breaching his deal.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2016, the state and the group settled a lawsuit over a backlog in criminal competency cases, though Disability Law Colorado later accused the state of breaching the agreement.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Article 27 of that code states that anyone found guilty of breaching those conditions could be subject to a fine of at least 100,000 Swiss francs (£94,858; $125,689), and a ban from football of up to three years.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The products range from bulk explosives to landmines and small breaching charges, including C-4.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Those measures are part of a broader case brought by South Africa against Israel, which accuses Israel of breaching its obligations under the genocide convention – a claim Israel has vehemently and repeatedly denied.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
According to computer simulations, these differences appeared to help lower disease transmission, reducing the risk of the fungal pathogen breaching the entire nest.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
As a result, the Miss Universe Organization revoked her title for breaching contractual obligations by competing in another external pageant before finishing her reign.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit, which sought a court order to block the hiring, accused YouTube of inducing Connolly into breaching his deal.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
In 2016, the state and the group settled a lawsuit over a backlog in criminal competency cases, though Disability Law Colorado later accused the state of breaching the agreement.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Article 27 of that code states that anyone found guilty of breaching those conditions could be subject to a fine of at least 100,000 Swiss francs (£94,858; $125,689), and a ban from football of up to three years.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The products range from bulk explosives to landmines and small breaching charges, including C-4.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Those measures are part of a broader case brought by South Africa against Israel, which accuses Israel of breaching its obligations under the genocide convention – a claim Israel has vehemently and repeatedly denied.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
According to computer simulations, these differences appeared to help lower disease transmission, reducing the risk of the fungal pathogen breaching the entire nest.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaching
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Court records state that on June 4, 2024, X suspended Plummer’s original account for violating its rules against violent speech.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Brodie, whowas found guilty of violating American sanctions on Cuba in the early 2000s, was denied pardon by former President Joe Biden in 2023.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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His most recent stop before Arkansas was in Baltimore, Maryland, as a night and breaking news editor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The user shared another clip in the thread that followed, showing the G1 breaking into a room like a burglar, shattering a glass door.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Breaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaching. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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