1
as in anxieties
a mental or nervous collapse
if you don't ease your workload, you're going to have a breakdown
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2
as in analyses
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
the boss wanted a detailed breakdown of the sales figures
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Recent Examples of breakdowns
Who spots problems early, manages risk quietly, and improves workflows so that breakdowns don’t happen?
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Paula Davis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
However, recurring breakdowns, major component failures and advanced system age can shift the equation toward replacement.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 June 2026
That flexibility is ideal in Arizona, where pool equipment breakdowns and termite damage are common concerns.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 9 June 2026
In practice, staff can keep administrative windows or sensitive data securely on their side while pushing relevant content – like check-in forms, digital signatures, or purchase breakdowns – directly to the client.
—New Atlas, 8 June 2026
Foreign breakdowns for Masters of the Universe, the pic being beaten by Scary Movie in Brazil, UK, Mexico, Germany, Italy and Australia.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 June 2026
Crepeau was forced to make two remarkable saves after defensive breakdowns in Canada’s friendly against Uzbekistan.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 June 2026
It has been cited seven times by the AQMD since 2012 for such things as failing to report breakdowns and failing to maintain a system that measures and records temperatures.
—Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Midfielder Onni Valakari framed the mistakes less as individual breakdowns than collective failures.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Paula Davis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
However, recurring breakdowns, major component failures and advanced system age can shift the equation toward replacement.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 June 2026
That flexibility is ideal in Arizona, where pool equipment breakdowns and termite damage are common concerns.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 9 June 2026
In practice, staff can keep administrative windows or sensitive data securely on their side while pushing relevant content – like check-in forms, digital signatures, or purchase breakdowns – directly to the client.
—New Atlas, 8 June 2026
Foreign breakdowns for Masters of the Universe, the pic being beaten by Scary Movie in Brazil, UK, Mexico, Germany, Italy and Australia.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 June 2026
Crepeau was forced to make two remarkable saves after defensive breakdowns in Canada’s friendly against Uzbekistan.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 June 2026
It has been cited seven times by the AQMD since 2012 for such things as failing to report breakdowns and failing to maintain a system that measures and records temperatures.
—Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Midfielder Onni Valakari framed the mistakes less as individual breakdowns than collective failures.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakdowns
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Sunday currently appears to be the wetter day of the weekend, with storm coverage increasing area-wide as additional disturbances move into the region.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Lee’s Summit Downtown Days In Lee’s Summit, police spent nearly two hours breaking up a series of incidents and disturbances involving teenagers at the city’s Downtown Days festival Saturday night.—
Ben Wheeler
June 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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Some of the best analyses of the financial ramifications of all this can be found in the DealBook newsletter, which notes that SpaceX is now essentially an AI company, and as such will have to spend heavily to catch up to Anthropic and OpenAI.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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According to some analyses, the rule led to more defensive and cautious play from players too afraid to concede the game-winning goal, despite the intention of the rule to encourage more exciting play in extra time.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data from May 31 through June 6 and 96 inspections.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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The system is three times more efficient than manual inspections, reducing the need for labor-intensive, hazardous work while improving reliability and safety.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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The finding mirrors similar investigations into medical schools at UCLA and UC San Diego.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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As a result, most cuts would fall on specialized units that do not fall under core operations, such as patrol and investigations.—
Reeti Malhotra
June 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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“Breakdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakdowns. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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