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
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
He assumed that these conditions were deal breakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 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
Sometimes the Nazis added a secret twist to the tables, which further confused the code breakers.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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