power down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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In Sport mode, the threshold of torque differential between the front wheels goes up, helping put the power down when it’s called for.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
It also began reducing demand by paying some large energy users such as factories to power down, a tactic known as demand response.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
For example, Greenidge gas power plant in New York which was renovated to mine bitcoin was mandated to power down mining in January to supply electricity to the grid during a cold snap.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025
Generations of workers have used caffeine to rev up their brain cells when they really want to power down in the face of yet another round of spreadsheets, meetings and now Zoom calls.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2024
White would run the machine for the permitted hour starting at one in the afternoon, and then power down, returning for another hourlong run at three in the morning.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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