Broach
Broach verb - To penetrate the surface (as of water) from below.
End
End verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Both words in one sentence
- L. Neil Smith's The Probability Broach features a "North American Confederacy" which diverged from our timeline when Albert Gallatin, rather than brokering a peace to end the Pennsylvania Whiskey Rebellion leads an army against Washington and overthrows the U.S.
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