as in violated
to fail to keep
a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract
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Recent Examples of breached
The pursuit began with local law enforcement, and the two suspects eventually breached a base gate.
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Austin Turner, CBS News, 13 June 2026
The supermodel also accused Netflix of false endorsement, and alleged that the production company behind the docuseries, EverWonder, breached their contract agreement.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
In a similar but separate statement, Qatar said the strikes breached international law.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Burnley always believed that Everton had breached PSR and felt a points deduction was more suitable than a financial punishment.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 10 June 2026
But around 2022, the barrier was breached, and the flies have been eating their way back up.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The school claims that Sorsby breached an 18-month NIL agreement with the school by transferring to Texas Tech earlier this year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
Both Israel and Hezbollah have breached previous agreements.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Soho alleges Two Roads breached a contract between the two firms by pursuing the development project with another firm to which Soho had introduced Two Roads.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Austin Turner, CBS News, 13 June 2026
The supermodel also accused Netflix of false endorsement, and alleged that the production company behind the docuseries, EverWonder, breached their contract agreement.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
In a similar but separate statement, Qatar said the strikes breached international law.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Burnley always believed that Everton had breached PSR and felt a points deduction was more suitable than a financial punishment.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 10 June 2026
But around 2022, the barrier was breached, and the flies have been eating their way back up.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
The school claims that Sorsby breached an 18-month NIL agreement with the school by transferring to Texas Tech earlier this year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
Both Israel and Hezbollah have breached previous agreements.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Soho alleges Two Roads breached a contract between the two firms by pursuing the development project with another firm to which Soho had introduced Two Roads.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breached
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The judge argued that the panel violated the Constitution by effectively removing her from office despite life tenure protections and denied her due process.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The Big 12 stresses that punishment of a school does not require the conference to determine if a student-athlete violated a rule, only that the athlete’s school is damaging.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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As the Knicks closed out the win, the celebration broke loose with fans high-fiving as chants rose up around them, Prokupecz said.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Herrera and Jordan Walker had back-to-back home runs off reliever Justin Lawrence that broke a seventh-inning tie, and Jordan followed with a three-run shot against Travis Adams.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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“Breached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breached. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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