jailbreak

Example Sentences

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His problem: Once someone makes a successful jailbreak, all the other prisoners know a jailbreak is possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Guatemala's government announced Tuesday that the United States would send an FBI team to help capture gang leaders whose jailbreak has triggered a security crisis in the Central American country.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

I wonder whether jailbreak culture has gone by the wayside, because of the overall strength of enshittification.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025

The jail, which was built in the 1950s, has a capacity for 1,500 inmates, but before this month's attempted jailbreak it was holding at least 12,000 people, according to various estimates.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

Whenever we get a jailbreak, Paul, aka Thing Three, streaks around the gym with both arms up yelling “Blue Team! It’s what’s for breakfast!”

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead