breakers

Barbara Briceland, Lochrenberg's partner, told the BBC the retired medical physicist was a good swimmer, who often swam far out into the breakers, and described her as very brave.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

Overnight, South Korea’s Kospi index, dominated by two of the world’s biggest chip makers, tumbled the most in more than three months, with circuit breakers halting trading late in the session.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Some “1.9 million breakers must be replaced, and distribution leaks are estimated to waste 17-18% of electricity generated.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

But bombes were costly and time-consuming to run, and there were nowhere near enough of them, so British code breakers were also solving many Enigma messages—fully or in part—with pencil, paper, and know-how.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield