breakers

Example Sentences

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"It's like building an expressway and adding speed breakers every few kilometres," says Bansal.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Spring breakers looking to avoid the chaos at the nation’s airports are considering driving to their destinations instead.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 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

After circuit breakers triggered once again on the Korean Exchange, a U.S.-listed ETF focused on South Korean equities saw a sharp rebound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Now a new team of code breakers is on the case—linguists, crossword experts, chess masters, people who see patterns hidden in chaos.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin