See break the wheel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2020, Carol Todd, \"Time to change Canada's business model: UFCW\", Regina Leader-Post, 4 September 2020, page NP7",
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"ref": "2023, Andrea Burgos-Mascarell, “Out with the Old: New Feminist Religions in Parable of the Sower and the Gilded Ones”, in Kamelia Talebian Sedehi, editor, The Role of Religion in Shaping and Reshaping Inclusive and Exclusive Communities in Literature, page 96:",
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"text": "Cassandra a woman in her late 60’s was a hairdresser and owner of her own beauty salon in the UK. However, she felt like she was working long hours and never had time for herself. She describes coming to Spain as a way to ‘break the wheel’ and dedicating time to what she loves, which involves a variety of sports, socializing, and spending time with her mother (Interview March 31st 2019)."
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"ref": "2022, Paul Boyé, \"The Figure of Inhumanism: Contemporary Speculative Philosophy in the Posthuman Condition\", thesis submitted to the University of Western Australia, pages 43-44",
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},
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},
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