brake
Example Sentences
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After the German release of its debt brake a year ago, potentially unleashing $1 trillion of government spending, there’s a new capital cycle starting, Lancaster believes.
From MarketWatch
U.S. automakers have been pumping the brakes on their electric-vehicle businesses for months, and the costs are piling up.
While “Neighbors” smacks of the kind of thing calculated to raise a nation’s already elevated blood pressure, it may have a calming effect or at least tap the brakes on the crazier behavior.
While the move raises ethical questions — users receive money they may not immediately repay — consumer advocates say it can function as an emergency brake for people who have borrowed more than they can realistically afford.
From MarketWatch
There are four ways of recovering energy: under braking; revving the engine in corners; lifting off early before a corner and harvesting while still on full throttle.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
