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brake
noun as in stopping device; check
Example Sentences
Technology like this is very different from the car industry, where, often, the brakes are made in one country, the windscreen wipers or door handles in another, and everything is assembled in a third.
In the 1980s, it investigated problems associated with front-wheel drive cars made by General Motors and complaints about rear brakes locking up.
The jury heard that he said he had stabbed himself in the neck, consumed brake fluid and driven his Porsche car into the water.
But if American buyers want to pump the brakes on hybrid and electric alternatives, Genesis is well positioned to supply the status quo—or even status quo ante.
Stocks, bonds and gold would all suffer from the Fed hitting the brakes when they’re positioned for acceleration.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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