Example Sentences

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“The energy price shock has short-circuited the monetary easing cycle,” said analysts Maybank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

That process normally requires an investigation, but can be short-circuited where there are serious harms, risks to children, and histories of non-compliance.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

But I was like this person who was short-circuited and I didn’t know how to fix myself.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

"Maybe it's the failure of Oslo that gave rise to the rather unconventional approach that Trump has taken, where he has short-circuited any sort of process and simply pressured and cajoled," Yacoubian said.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Right now his brain is beyond short-circuited, and I’m realizing that he’s going to need a full reboot if he’s going to make it out of this situation alive.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman