break from (someone or something)
idiom
: to end a relationship, connection, or agreement with (someone or something)
She recently broke from the organization she helped found.
breaking from tradition/stereotypes
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Commissioners took a break from the regular schedule to unanimously approve a last-minute resolution condemning both the tour and the Biden administration’s decision earlier in the month to remove Cuba from a list of countries not fully cooperating with counter-terrorism efforts.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Among other things, the love for Streep and Gerwig was a break from the drumbeat of bad news about the American movie business.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Among other things, the love for Streep and Gerwig was a break from the drumbeat of bad news about the American movie business.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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“Break from (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20from%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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