breakers

Example Sentences

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The Eaton catalog is unglamorous: switchgear, circuit breakers, power-distribution units.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

"It's like building an expressway and adding speed breakers every few kilometres," says Bansal.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“There’s a lot of benefit to having circuit breakers, just like in traditional finance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Spring breakers looking to avoid the chaos at the nation’s airports are considering driving to their destinations instead.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The breakers tripped, but it was too late.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir