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a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breaching
When sensitive information persists in the LLM or its cached queries, the threat model worsens, potentially breaching both privacy and regulatory requirements.
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Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Photos show several of the animals breaching the surface near the rocky coastline.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Witnessing a breaching humpback or Blue and Fin whales is a highlight of any UnCruise adventure.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Ferrara and his company have been charged with two counts of breaching workplace safety duties by SafeWork NSW.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran and pro-Trump rioter who was shot and killed on January 6, 2021, after breaching a sensitive area of the US Capitol, will now receive military funeral honors.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, breaching New Orleans' levees and flooding much of the city.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The federal government is currently working to stop the flies from breaching our borders after screwworm infestations recently appeared in Mexico and Central America.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
That audit resulted in the government accusing Hutchison of breaching the previous 25-year contract by failing to share 10 percent of net income.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Photos show several of the animals breaching the surface near the rocky coastline.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Witnessing a breaching humpback or Blue and Fin whales is a highlight of any UnCruise adventure.
—Uncruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Ferrara and his company have been charged with two counts of breaching workplace safety duties by SafeWork NSW.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran and pro-Trump rioter who was shot and killed on January 6, 2021, after breaching a sensitive area of the US Capitol, will now receive military funeral honors.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, breaching New Orleans' levees and flooding much of the city.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The federal government is currently working to stop the flies from breaching our borders after screwworm infestations recently appeared in Mexico and Central America.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
That audit resulted in the government accusing Hutchison of breaching the previous 25-year contract by failing to share 10 percent of net income.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaching
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Rice was unavailable for Friday’s game, serving the first game of his six-game league suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Bubba is named in the suit, accused of helping to develop the film using Hulk’s trademarks without permission, and of violating a settlement agreement.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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The new 12-night journey will launch in the summer of 2027 aboard the company's ice-breaking Le Commandant Charcot ship and is purposely designed to meet demand for a shorter cruise that still celebrates polar exploration, Ponant shared with Travel + Leisure.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Breaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaching. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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