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breakers

NOUN
surf
Synonyms
STRONGEST
swell wave
STRONG
combers rollers spindrift
WEAK
breaking waves
NOUN
white water
Synonyms
WEAK
lather rapid rapids soapsuds spindrift spoondrift spray suds surf wild water

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The Eaton catalog is unglamorous: switchgear, circuit breakers, power-distribution units.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“There’s a lot of benefit to having circuit breakers, just like in traditional finance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Spring breakers looking to avoid the chaos at the nation’s airports are considering driving to their destinations instead.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 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

Top-notch code breakers were desperately needed on all fronts.

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

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