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
All this provides valuable data for archaeologists to map the interior without risking breaching the tomb’s seals.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
In Europe, Google is facing a probe for potentially breaching European Commission rules by using online content for AI purposes.
—John Kell, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Everton and Nottingham Forest were both docked points, and Newcastle United’s player sales in summer 2024 (including Yankuba Minteh’s £30m move to Brighton) were driven by a need to avoid breaching the regulations.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Sources said the drones took off from the northeast of the Irish capital, breaching a no-fly zone as Zelensky arrived for his official visit.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The same month, Meta was hit with a 200 million euros fine for breaching obligations to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
In April, Meta earlier came in for a €200 million ($234 million) fine for allegedly breaching the DMA, and in November 2024 it was ordered to pay €798 million for tying its Facebook Marketplace service to its social network — something regulators said amounted to an abuse of dominance.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Already, America's Western European NATO allies have accused Russia of breaching their airspace with drone flights around airports and military bases, as well as fighter jets.
—Duarte Dias, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Disney immediately sued YouTube for poaching him, and sued Connolly for breaching his contract.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
In Europe, Google is facing a probe for potentially breaching European Commission rules by using online content for AI purposes.
—John Kell, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Everton and Nottingham Forest were both docked points, and Newcastle United’s player sales in summer 2024 (including Yankuba Minteh’s £30m move to Brighton) were driven by a need to avoid breaching the regulations.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Sources said the drones took off from the northeast of the Irish capital, breaching a no-fly zone as Zelensky arrived for his official visit.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The same month, Meta was hit with a 200 million euros fine for breaching obligations to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
In April, Meta earlier came in for a €200 million ($234 million) fine for allegedly breaching the DMA, and in November 2024 it was ordered to pay €798 million for tying its Facebook Marketplace service to its social network — something regulators said amounted to an abuse of dominance.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Already, America's Western European NATO allies have accused Russia of breaching their airspace with drone flights around airports and military bases, as well as fighter jets.
—Duarte Dias, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Disney immediately sued YouTube for poaching him, and sued Connolly for breaching his contract.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaching
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Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the ceasefire.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The 22-year-old woman died while in police custody after being detained for allegedly violating dress codes.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately for Hutchinson, this was his least distinguished game since breaking into the team last month.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Chris Redd is breaking his silence on the circumstances that led to him dating Saturday Night Live castmate Kenan Thompson's ex-wife, Christina Evangeline.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Breaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaching. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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