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breaker

[brey-ker] / ˈbreɪ kər /
NOUN
large wave
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"That is the circuit breaker I am offering: power out of Westminster, an economy rewired for ordinary people, and good growth in every postcode," Burnham said.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

He said musicians at the venue described "smoke from a circuit breaker near the stage followed by the power going out and an explosion".

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

“Without a circuit breaker in sight and the U.S. out on holiday, the bearish dynamics could continue ahead of the weekend,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

If return-to-office mandates are a deal breaker, Choudhury said you don’t have to be limited to domestic employers in your job hunt.

From MarketWatch Jan. 9, 2026

The captain saw a ship breaker, tattooed with work stamps and scarred with hard labor.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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