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jailbreak

[jeyl-breyk] / ˈdʒeɪlˌbreɪk /


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His problem: Once someone makes a successful jailbreak, all the other prisoners know a jailbreak is possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Guatemala's government announced Tuesday that the United States would send an FBI team to help capture gang leaders whose jailbreak has triggered a security crisis in the Central American country.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

For example, we could say, “We’re going to make it legal to jailbreak things.”

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025

Just because his jailbreak was spectacular, that did not make it dangerous, argued one of his lawyers, Marie Violleau.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2023

Whenever we get a jailbreak, Paul, aka Thing Three, streaks around the gym with both arms up yelling “Blue Team! It’s what’s for breakfast!”

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead




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