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circuit breaker

[sur-kit brey-ker] / ˈsɜr kɪt ˌbreɪ kər /
NOUN
safe shutoff for electricity
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On Wednesday, regulators were obliged to enforce the circuit breaker, suspending all trading temporarily, for the second consecutive day and the tenth time this year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

“Without a circuit breaker in sight and the U.S. out on holiday, the bearish dynamics could continue ahead of the weekend,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Friday's 20-minute halt on the Kospi marked the third time the so-called circuit breaker has been triggered this week and the fifth such event this year.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Diplomacy now has a live-market feed, one that operates on a 24-hour crypto exchange with no circuit breaker and is visible simultaneously to every government, hedge fund, and sanctions-compliance desk on earth.

From Barron's Apr. 18, 2026

One day when I go downstairs to flip the circuit breaker, I catch Hunter on all fours, trying to walk like a vuvv, with his back to the floor.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson



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