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
Trespassers breaching airport perimeters is a longstanding and regular problem, with perhaps dozens annually nationwide, said security expert Jeff Price, who was assistant director of security at the Denver airport in the 1990s.
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Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Besides copyright and trademark infringement, Dua Lipa has accused Samsung Electronics of breaching publicity rights.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 May 2026
This year’s collection had a bumper crop of 41 millionaire pieces, with a handful breaching the mid-seven-figure barrier, among them the jewels with important sapphires, emeralds and rubies.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 10 May 2026
But Attenborough has had to accept the accolades this week as scientists, politicians and conservationists celebrated the man who has brought frolicking gorillas, breaching whales and tiny poisonous frogs into living rooms around the world for more than 70 years.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
While the benchmark is already up more than 16% from its March 30 lows, traders on Kalshi think the broad index has a 59% chance of breaching 8,000 this year.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 May 2026
That exchange of fire, with both Hezbollah and Israel accusing the other side of breaching the ceasefire, has continued since the truce came into force.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
That means inflation will stay above the Fed’s 2% target for at least another several months, after five straight years of breaching that threshold.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Each side has accused the other of breaching the truce.
—Jon Gambrell, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Besides copyright and trademark infringement, Dua Lipa has accused Samsung Electronics of breaching publicity rights.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 May 2026
This year’s collection had a bumper crop of 41 millionaire pieces, with a handful breaching the mid-seven-figure barrier, among them the jewels with important sapphires, emeralds and rubies.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 10 May 2026
But Attenborough has had to accept the accolades this week as scientists, politicians and conservationists celebrated the man who has brought frolicking gorillas, breaching whales and tiny poisonous frogs into living rooms around the world for more than 70 years.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
While the benchmark is already up more than 16% from its March 30 lows, traders on Kalshi think the broad index has a 59% chance of breaching 8,000 this year.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 May 2026
That exchange of fire, with both Hezbollah and Israel accusing the other side of breaching the ceasefire, has continued since the truce came into force.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
That means inflation will stay above the Fed’s 2% target for at least another several months, after five straight years of breaching that threshold.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Each side has accused the other of breaching the truce.
—Jon Gambrell, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaching
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Twenty defendants — including guards on duty while McElroy was in labor, a nurse, a physician’s assistant and the county sheriff, who runs the jail — are named in the complaint and accused of violating her constitutional rights.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is being fined $214,000 for violating campaign finance rules by accepting excessive contributions from people who were doing business with the city, the Chicago Board of Ethics announced yesterday.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Jason will be remembered not only for breaking barriers, but also for the kindness and humanity that defined his life and touched so many others.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Everything now centered on his homecoming, when the family would celebrate by breaking the dawn-to-dusk fast of Ramadan with a feast.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Breaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaching. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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