fail-safe
Example Sentences
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Those recorded cues act as a fail-safe against technical malfunctions during the broadcast, though the orchestra aims to play everything live.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
He said the boats went “dead in the water” as an automatic fail-safe, which prevented them from causing damage or injury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
“Within moments, the robot came to a full stop in response to sensing a pedestrian in close proximity, which is considered its fail-safe state.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
One significant solution implemented as a fail-safe for Level 4 automated vehicles is the concept of remote driving.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
She referred to it as nature’s fail-safe, as if that could draw the poison from the sting.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
