to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis
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Recent Examples of broke
Adjective
Sheinbaum must walk a fine line between her constituents, who don’t want to see Mexico humiliated — or go broke — and the unpredictable, impetuous Trump.—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 For instance, portfolios with a high equity allocation show a lower probability of going broke when mean reversion is considered, compared with random walk assessments.—Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
After the news of Zuckerberg’s bunker broke, other one-percenters followed suit.—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024 But then the defense broke again on the Blue run.—The Athletic College Football Staff, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for broke
But even if Rossi does get demoted to PP2, his even-strength time alongside an MVP-caliber winger should make up for it.
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Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
So poor has the fit been between Skinner and the Oilers that the winger didn’t even make it through the first homestand in October before he was demoted out of the top six.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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