emergency brake
Example Sentences
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Scientists sometimes describe methane reduction as an "emergency brake" for climate change because lowering methane levels could help slow warming within the next decade and potentially reduce the risk of climate tipping points.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
Identifying these risks is a net gain to the world, not a disaster, not a reason to pull the emergency brake on AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
The emergency brake system, which the driver correctly tried to apply when the cable snapped, did not function properly and was never tested in advance, the report said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
They witnessed history when their leader fulfilled a dream to play with his son, they reshaped their culture with one trade and pulled the emergency brake to get out of another.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
Another great idea: I hit the emergency brake.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
