breaker
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They sold it later that year for $2.4 million—and the breaker took Whatnot up on its offer of the cash equivalent for the Lamborghini.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
On Wednesday, regulators were obliged to enforce the circuit breaker, suspending all trading temporarily, for the second consecutive day and the tenth time this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Burnham described the moment as a "circuit breaker for Britain, bringing forward the biggest changes in the last 40 years - a new political model and a new economic model".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He said musicians at the venue described "smoke from a circuit breaker near the stage followed by the power going out and an explosion".
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
In childhood, he rode in the last of the great cattle drives; at thirteen, he was already a skilled horse breaker.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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