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The phrase "able to break the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capability to overcome or dismantle something, whether it be a physical object, a barrier, or a metaphorical challenge.
Example: "The new software is able to break the encryption used by the previous version."
Alternatives: "capable of breaking the" or "has the ability to break the".
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In any case, Lindsey is able to break the records.
But neither team was able to break the deadlock.
"You've got to be able to break the game open.
But Mrs. Clinton may be able to break the Democrats' early front-runners' losing streak.
As a result, the Pinkertons were able to break the cipher she used.
Both armies were able to break the enemy's flag alphabet throughout the war.
Only Ernest Pontifex, the great-grandson of John, is able to break the cycle.
"We were able to break the mould when tennis was very dominated by white people.
The insurgents can spoil politics, but without being able to break the grip of the two big parties.
The intensity of the contest lifted another notch in the third with neither side able to break the game open.
Cancer of the cervix is one of the few cancers where we have been able to break the mold.
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