breakers
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Humboldt Bay, the rugged, often cold bay that is the second-largest in California, is notorious for breakers, or massive white foam waves, that have swept people out to sea and destroyed ships like Raxa’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The exchange plans to add circuit breakers to halt trading if prices go up or down too much, “so we have more trading guardrails,” she adds.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
“There’s a lot of benefit to having circuit breakers, just like in traditional finance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
When the extension cords running to the back popped the circuit breakers, repeatedly, he tried to curtail electricity usage in the camp.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
By three o’clock the beach was in sight, and with a last effort they dragged themselves through the breakers and hauled the boats out of reach of the waves.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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