to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis
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Adjective
Brennan noted a broken cocktail glass could be seen buried in the snow next to where O’Keefe’s body was found.—Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025 The two-run homer extended Atlanta’s lead to 4-0. Reds manager Terry Francona said Callihan suffered multiple broken bones and will return to Cincinnati on Tuesday.—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 May 2025
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Buffalo’s season is all but over, and the team has looked broken.—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024 When the pot was broken, the gifts would spill out, acting as an offering to Huitzilopochtli.—Monica Navarro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for broken
For the next hour or so, several of them will summit various routes along the cliff's steep, jagged face.
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Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
Grok 3: The wind howled through the jagged spires of the Frostfang Reaches, carrying a chill that bit deeper than any blade, and Ser Willem Cray felt its teeth in his bones.
John’s piano and vocals, thankfully, were front and center, and did not suffer from uneven mixing.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
For instance, the automaker heard customers say the cup holders were hard to use because the front console was uneven and the cup holders weren’t flexible enough to hold different sizes and types of vessels.
After realizing the mother of three was awake, the intruder immediately bolted out out of the room.
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Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
17 Dec. 2024
An overdose episode — Kiana bolted barefoot from their rural home and went missing overnight in the woods — brought police attention and led to charges for child endangerment.
Research has consistently singled out the powerful role social media plays in fomenting and spreading antisemitism.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Initial Planting Dig planting holes twice as wide as the root ball and just as deep to give roots room to spread and establish easily in the surrounding soil.
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