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circuit breaker

[sur-kit bray-ker] / ˈsɜr kɪt ˌbreɪ kər /
NOUN
safe shutoff for electricity
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The meltdown spilled over into the stock market, with the benchmark Borsa Istanbul 100 tumbling 5.5% on Wednesday and triggering a circuit breaker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

"That is the circuit breaker I am offering: power out of Westminster, an economy rewired for ordinary people, and good growth in every postcode," Burnham said.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

He said musicians at the venue described "smoke from a circuit breaker near the stage followed by the power going out and an explosion".

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 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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