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What does break silence mean?

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  1. To breach a norm against communication or against communicating a specific type of information.
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When it did break silence, the NRA's proposal to stop school shootings by putting armed guards in schools was met with derision.
Why did it find it appropriate to break silence and join the people who, a few minutes ago, decided to close their businesses and take to the streets of Montreal?
Little texts appear to break silence, Arles loses its role of capital, but it still remains the greatest town of Provence after Marseille.
De Bracy was the first to break silence by an uncontrollable fit of laughter, wherein he was joined, though with more moderation, by the Templar.
The thing is we are so unequipped in everyday life to find the words to break silence and cross boundaries.
Only the birds and the lapping of the close river break silence.

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