breached

past tense of breach

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Recent Examples of breached This year cybersecurity was one of the hottest topics — and concerns — as hackers breached businesses and political campaign operations. Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 Lively alleges that the producers broke state and federal law, inflicted emotional distress on her and breached a contract. Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024 More than an hour later, a team of officers finally breached the classroom and killed the gunman. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Breached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breached. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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