Antonyms for brakesbrakes

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1. • Brake

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1. brake system, brakesnoun

   a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle

   Synonyms:
   brake system

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1. Bill Dudley:

   The Fed could try to procrastinate, but if they do that, inflation will likely come back and then they'll have to slam on the brakes even harder. Procrastination doesn't really lead to a good outcome. That just leads to a harder landing down the road.

2. Adam Marshall:

   Political inaction has already had economic consequences, with many firms hitting the brakes on investment and recruitment decisions, worse still, some companies have moved investment and growth plans as part of their contingency preparations. Some of this investment may never come back to the UK.

3. Steve Maraboli:

   A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success."

4. Michael Brown:

   What we do know is there was a heavy braking event, which appears to be an aborted takeoff. So, we do know that the brakes were effectively working before the aircraft exited the runway, we have approximately 1200 feet of distinguishable heavy braking marks from the tires, looked like they were effectively trying to brake that aircraft.

5. Freddie Gray:

   They would slam on their brakes like every thousand feet, and to make sure that we slammed into something in the back.

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