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breaker

[bray-ker] / ˈbreɪ kər /
NOUN
large wave
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In his essay, Mr. Santana compares John Coltrane to another barrier breaker, Jackie Robinson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

One Friday night that May, roughly 1,600 people watched live as a breaker opened a sealed case of NBA cards.

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

The tech-heavy Kospi has been halted eight times so far this year under a stock market mechanism known as a circuit breaker, which is designed to calm panic selling.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

But the issue was a deal breaker for Riddle.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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