nervous breakdown

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Recent Examples of nervous breakdown There are reports, along the path, of undisclosed illnesses that sound suspiciously like nervous breakdowns. John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 What began with bouts of vomiting, internal bleeding, and heart tremors resulted in two nervous breakdowns, appendicitis, and, finally, a hysterectomy. Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025 The series charts the far-reaching impacts of Claire’s nervous breakdown on her career, personal relationships and identity. Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025 Photo: Logan White Rose Byrne is a frightening revelation in this spiraling, hyper-anxious-making story of a mother going through a nervous breakdown. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nervous breakdown
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breakdown
Noun
  • In the end, Remick buys Scorsese's script to kill it, leading to an emotional breakdown from the filmmaker.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • This breakdown is far worse than Trump’s usual fallouts following the exits of scores of other former loyalists.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 6 June 2025

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