Break
Break verb - To fail to keep.
Usage example: had broken his promise not to share their conversation with anyone
Observe
Observe verb - To act according to the commands of.
Usage example: you must observe all the rules of this school, not simply the ones that meet with your personal approval
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Astérix in Britain has the Britons observe Afternoon Tea religiously enough that they stop in the middle of battles for a tea break.
Source: Mid-Battle Tea Break -
Violence Is Disturbing: After the heated gunfight in episode 4, both Velcoro and Bezzerides begin to break down after the adrenaline wears off and they observe the bloody carnage caused.
Source: Series / True Detective - It's only when you extrapolate to extremes (size, mass, velocity, etc.) that Newtonian physics start to break down and you start to observe Einsteinian rules.
Source: Lies to Children
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