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
Although the commission continues to receive complaints about violations of campaign-finance laws, it is unable to conduct investigations, finalize pending cases, or issue civil penalties against rule breakers.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 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
“You going to ditch us? Dump us back with the rest of the ship breakers while you go back to being swank?”
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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