Break
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Both words in one sentence
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On command, they detach the cables and engage the engines, causing the asteroids to break orbit and fall down at the start of their invasion.
Source: Colony Drop
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Detach and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/detach
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