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  • From seemingly nowhere, he's become the talk of world rugby, not just for his gamebreaking speed but for his superpowered style of play—a bruising onslaught of physicality.

    How to Stop the Tuilagi Train? Jonathan Clegg 2011

  • Nowitzki had 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting, including a 3-pointer that bounced in off the front rim for a big emotional boost during the gamebreaking run.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • It's less about pricechanging and more about gamebreaking due to pricechanging; I should have clipped more of the article I guess.

    Battlefield Heroes publishes an I Win button? Alice 2009

  • Here in the corporate world, an entire new subspecies of wordage has crept, deformed and malignant, into the common parlance: action has become a verb; blue sky thinking has replaced optimism; gamebreaking has replaced ground-breaking, despite the fact that their usage is identical; and the instruction to get across something no longer implies a physical manoeuvre.

    2008 July 14 « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows 2008

  • Here in the corporate world, an entire new subspecies of wordage has crept, deformed and malignant, into the common parlance: action has become a verb; blue sky thinking has replaced optimism; gamebreaking has replaced ground-breaking, despite the fact that their usage is identical; and the instruction to get across something no longer implies a physical manoeuvre.

    Jargonesque « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows 2008

  • Enver Lisin — The gamebreaking ability is obvious and undeniable — as is the lack of effort and work ethic.

    USATODAY.com - Red Line Report: NHL's top draft prospects 2004

  • If it's pure gamebreaking ability you're after, nobody beats Alexander Ovechkin, one of the most dynamic offensive forces to come along in the past 10 years.

    USATODAY.com - Russians head class of forwards in upcoming draft 2004

  • If it's pure gamebreaking ability you're after, nobody beats Belarussia's Andrei Kastsitsyn.

    USATODAY.com - Deep class of forwards in this year's draft 2003

  • Australia's Rugby World Cup plans are in disarray after scans revealed gamebreaking winger Digby Ioane has a fractured thumb that requires surgery.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Australia's Rugby World Cup plans are in disarray after scans revealed gamebreaking winger Digby Ioane has a fractured thumb that requires surgery.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

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