- past tense form of break.
brake
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That's because of the switch between having the front and rear wings open in drag-reduction mode on the straights and closing in corners means the cars drop down towards the ground when they brake.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
A recent sharp rise in government bond yields is acting as a brake on the economy, Moulin noted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
But he escaped a five-second penalty because one of the transgressions was when he suffered a long brake pedal caused by heat soak after his pit stop, so he was excused.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In this way, the jets can act as a brake on galaxy growth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
He tried again, this time squeezing the brake handles as he kicked.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
There were no signs the driver braked in the moments before the collision, video footage of the incident shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
On the front brakes it just braked a lot more than what I thought and in the rear brakes there was no deceleration at all.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
The car braked, steered and accelerated more smoothly than my Ford Mustang Mach-E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
“The Waymo Driver braked hard, reducing speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before contact was made.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
He braked, and skidded on the ice into the middle of the road.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
Regulatory T cells, which normally act as a braking system to prevent excessive immune activity, also began producing inflammatory molecules during recurring flares.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
And, yes, I worried a few times whether the robot saw the braking vehicle in front of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
These include having software that smooths out rapid acceleration, adding sound systems and subtle seat vibrations to signal to passengers that the car is moving, and offering adaptive regenerative braking that reduces sudden deceleration.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
This quick acceleration and braking can help insects determine their position and maintain clear vision.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
But “standard” by then included some remarkable safety technology, like an antilock braking system, which allowed for swifter stoppage time and had first been developed in the 1960s.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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