circuit breaker
Example Sentences
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Diplomacy now has a live-market feed, one that operates on a 24-hour crypto exchange with no circuit breaker and is visible simultaneously to every government, hedge fund, and sanctions-compliance desk on earth.
From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026
None other than Justice Antonin Scalia wrote that the jury functions as “a circuit breaker in the state’s machinery of justice.”
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2025
It was hoped it was an isolated incident and that the upcoming summer holidays would act as a "circuit breaker" against further infection.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023
He said a protective system akin to a circuit breaker isolated the failed equipment, leading to a brief voltage dip.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023
One day when I go downstairs to flip the circuit breaker, I catch Hunter on all fours, trying to walk like a vuvv, with his back to the floor.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
