brake pedal
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Clark did not outline how a "brake pedal" for AI research and development could be created, but drew a parallel between AI and the oil boom and barons of the turn of the last century.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
I executed a couple of full-power stops from highway speeds—tires chirping, brake pedal chattering—and our SS slowed up, hard, straight and true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Stationary at the intersection, I stood on the brake pedal while Joe mashed buttons on the console.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
Lifting rates more gradually is akin to tapping the brake pedal less firmly.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Then suddenly, for no apparent reason—she might have gotten the accelerator and the brake pedal mixed up—she stood on the brake pedal with all her might.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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