as in cracks
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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The Swiss treatment center has programs ranging from around $122,000 to $154,000 per week, which breaks down to $17,428 to $22,000 per night.—
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Her last reporter's notebook from Milan breaks down the pomp and circumstance of the closing ceremony.—
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Their inclusion on the recent flight comes as the United States chokes the nation’s oil supplies in a bid for negotiations that could end up in regime change, sparking questions about whether Cuba will take more deportations to ease the political and economic pressure.—
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This determines whether Precinct 4 thrives or chokes on its own growth.—
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While Sam begins hallucinating people as puppets, Justin breaks up with him.—
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Forbes.com,
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Belly, devastated by the betrayal, slaps Jeremiah and breaks up with him.—
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