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break the mold

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break the mold
to do something differently, after it has been done in the same way for a long time. She was the woman who broke the mold and brought new energy to the role of First Lady.
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Was Bossie going to break the mold with his conservative film?
The company’s strategy for building an ethanol plant in Hereford is to break the mold of ethanol production concentration in Midwestern states, bringing ethanol closer to its end users.
We agreed to make The Ringer simply because we had to: we needed to try to break the mold and reach a new generation with a positive message of dignity, acceptance, and hope.
 
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