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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
brake .
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Examples
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It made me all the more frustrated that Nixon had blocked our efforts to complete the Great Society agenda of the late 1960s and early 1970s, because a stronger antipoverty policy and a better social safety net could have braked the sharp increase in economic inequality that ensued in America.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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It made me all the more frustrated that Nixon had blocked our efforts to complete the Great Society agenda of the late 1960s and early 1970s, because a stronger antipoverty policy and a better social safety net could have braked the sharp increase in economic inequality that ensued in America.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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It made me all the more frustrated that Nixon had blocked our efforts to complete the Great Society agenda of the late 1960s and early 1970s, because a stronger antipoverty policy and a better social safety net could have braked the sharp increase in economic inequality that ensued in America.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Each time I came to another obstacle, I braked as hard as I could, almost coming to a dead halt.
Margie Goldsmith: Biking a Wild Isle in the Bay of Fundy Margie Goldsmith 2011
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China one fifth of humanity braked its population growth, made a quantum leap from agrarian Marxism to industrial mercantilism, and thrived--largely because the U.S. was so open to being the "designated driver" of its export-centered growth strategy during this period.
Ian Fletcher: Free Trade Isn't Helping World Poverty Ian Fletcher 2011
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Before Denver's playoff train braked hard in New England, the team's magical 2011-2012 could be broken into two chapters: Pre-Tebow, and Tebow.
It's Down to the NFL's Final Four Jason Gay 2012
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Momemts later the "pilgrim" braked on the road only about 100 yards away.
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Had he not braked quickly, I would not be writing this blog.
Leon Logothetis: Mongol Rally, Day 8: The End of the Road, Our Car and Nearly Me Leon Logothetis 2011
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Momemts later the "pilgrim" braked on the road only about 100 yards away.
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China one fifth of humanity braked its population growth, made a quantum leap from agrarian Marxism to industrial mercantilism, and thrived--largely because the U.S. was so open to being the "designated driver" of its export-centered growth strategy during this period.
Ian Fletcher: Free Trade Isn't Helping World Poverty Ian Fletcher 2011
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