breakers

Example Sentences

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The exchange plans to add circuit breakers to halt trading if prices go up or down too much, “so we have more trading guardrails,” she adds.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

When the extension cords running to the back popped the circuit breakers, repeatedly, he tried to curtail electricity usage in the camp.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He also likes companies linked to power distribution, switchgear, uninterruptible power supply, breakers and busways, such as Eaton Corp.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

A retired CalMac ferry is due to begin its final voyage to a breakers yard later, leaving behind a legacy of vital spare parts and mementoes.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

After Yardley’s sellout, the American military brass worried a great deal about the loyalty of their code breakers.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield