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Discover LudwigThe phrase "it was a breakdown" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation where something has failed or collapsed, whether it's a system, a relationship, or a personal emotional state.
Example: "After weeks of stress and pressure, it was a breakdown that finally made her realize she needed to take a step back and reassess her priorities."
Alternatives: "it was a failure" or "it was a collapse.".
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I wanted to go... to the Congo, right after its independence because it was a breakdown of civilization and absence of everything that would be order - tribalism, and killings, [it was] staggering - and I tried to understand what was going on with Germany [by seeing] this, but I actually never made it to the Congo, I became very ill in the Sudan and I barely made it back alive.
"It was a breakdown of coverage," Tortorella said.
'I would say now it was a breakdown.
"I'll say we learned from a lot of that stuff, whether it was a breakdown in communication or whether it was guys out of position," he said.
It was a breakdown of discipline and a source of deep embarrassment, after Ansar posted Internet bulletins boasting of routing pesh merga and commandeering their equipment.
It was a breakdown in bilateral talks between the United States and Japan over voluntary limitations on exports of woolen and man‐made fiber taxtiles that led to the increased pressure in Congress for protectionist legislation.
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"On its face, it's a breakdown," said a legal colleague who asked for anonymity to avoid jeopardizing a friendship with Wertkin and his pending sentencing.
Rather, it's a breakdown in the fundamentals of delegation.
The reality is it's a breakdown of the entire mental health system in this country.
"Whether it is a breakdown in technology or a backlog from years of neglect, we must do better".
I think it was a complete breakdown".
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