brake

Example Sentences

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For example, follistatin effectively releases the hand brake on muscle development by blocking myostatin, the protein that normally keeps it in check.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

“We think that the sorting out of these uncertainties plus likely somewhat slower earnings growth are likely to place a brake on share price appreciation.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

"Then we landed very roughly… Everyone felt it. It was like the plane jolted and you heard the pilot try to brake trying to prevent the collision."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Checkpoint inhibitors, first approved in the U.S. in 2011, remove a brake on the immune system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

That she should pay more attention to her own life by making sure she took care of things like burned-out brake lights?

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John