brake
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Debotte told the court she shouted "bike" three times, but Richardson made no attempt to slow down or brake before the Volvo smashed into the left side of the cyclist.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Police found no brake marks that would have indicated she had tried to stop before crashing, according to the records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
But he escaped a five-second penalty because one of the transgressions was when he suffered a long brake pedal caused by heat soak after his pit stop, so he was excused.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
He added that the Fed is getting help from a bond selloff that has raised longer-term Treasury yields, lifting mortgage rates and other borrowing costs and thereby applying an economic brake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Liam parked diagonally across three different spaces, throwing the brake on with a fast, “Be right back.”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
On the front brakes it just braked a lot more than what I thought and in the rear brakes there was no deceleration at all.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
The car braked, steered and accelerated more smoothly than my Ford Mustang Mach-E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
“The Waymo Driver braked hard, reducing speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before contact was made.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
When she braked, a third agent became visible standing in front of the car.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2026
Even the approaching sirens probably hadn’t worried him until the truck braked and the back doors flew open.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Early on, the braking mechanism was harsh and the trucks sometimes unexpectedly stopped when approaching an overpass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
On Sept. 29, the U.S. patent office published a Tesla patent for a series of ducted fans that improve stability during braking and increase speed around corners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The regenerative braking means it "constantly feels like the car is stopping all the time".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
This quick acceleration and braking can help insects determine their position and maintain clear vision.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
I hear the sounds on the street—car tires through slush, buses braking and hissing as they lower and open doors, boots striking cement, voices talking on cell phones, radio music from a fast truck.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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