fail-safe
Example Sentences
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As a key oil producer, Saudi Arabia is relied upon to surge output and stabilize markets during crises, but any physical degradation of its export capacity neuters this critical fail-safe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
“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
There’s no 100% safe way to lift 500 pounds, just like there is no fail-safe way of throwing 100 mph.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025
Level 4 automated vehicles, which this research was based on, are capable of automatically starting fail-safe and fail-operational protocols.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
Upon arrival in the town or reservation, Irwin would trot the horses off the railcars and straight to the nearest back road or bullring, where he would implement a nearly fail-safe betting system.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
