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brake

[breyk] / breɪk /




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When rain falls on California shopping centers and warehouses, the water runs off parking lots carrying metal dust and chemicals from vehicle tires and brake pads, oil and grease from engines, and bacteria from trash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"Right now, it's like the AI industry has a gas pedal, but it doesn't have a brake pedal."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I executed a couple of full-power stops from highway speeds—tires chirping, brake pedal chattering—and our SS slowed up, hard, straight and true.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

EPA chief Lee Zeldin said the actions put the brake on a "rushed, frantic, reckless sprint" by previous administrations to phase out HFCs.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

I did this by depressing the brake pedal very carefully and very slowly.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo




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