breaching

verb

present participle of breach
as in violating
to fail to keep a builder being sued by a homeowner for breaching a contract

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Recent Examples of breaching In July, Romanian F-16 fighter jet pilots shot down three Russian drones breaching national airspace for the first time after dozens of such incursions in the more than four years of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Back then, there was no formal process to follow for spying, with the EFL’s fine due to breaching ‘good faith regulations’. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 This included breaching his privacy in July 2024 when an HR executive shared sensitive information about his condition without Leo’s consent. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 This signals a rapid shift towards autonomous AI hacking, evidenced by incidents like OpenAI's agent breaching Hugging Face and Anthropic's Claude models accessing real systems. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Israel and Hamas both regularly accuse the other of breaching the ceasefire. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026 And TikTok claims to have shut down several streams within 90 seconds, before banning the account outright due to Hilton breaching the social media platform’s Community Guidelines. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Taken together, the filings catch the deal breaching both thresholds—the guidelines’ 1,800 ceiling in distribution and cable, and Philadelphia Bank’s 30% line in the markets where writers sell their work. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Advertisement This year, Grisham filed a new lawsuit against Miller for allegedly breaching that settlement. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaching
  1. violating
  2. breaking
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  • One of Torrez’s bills would remove the cap on penalties for violating New Mexico’s consumer protection laws.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Keith DiMarco, the mayor of Glassport Borough in Allegheny County, was arrested for violating a protection-from-abuse order filed by his wife and 22-year-old stepdaughter, sources tell KDKA-TV.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of violating
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  • During a 2024 ground-breaking ceremony for the bridge, city and state leaders called it a key link connecting JOST trails with the coastal trail network, the Santa Ana Mountains, and the Cleveland National Forest.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Following a decade of breaking new ground and inspiring a generation of African referees, an appearance on the biggest stage of all – the World Cup – was set to be the high point of his still burgeoning officiating career.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
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