short circuit

What eludes investigators is what triggered the short circuit.

This sort of sustained engagement can short-circuit racially triggered instances of the confirmation bias, wrote Dobbin.

The post concluded, “Question: short memory or short-circuit?”

I watched Islamaphobes tiny brains short circuit when they realized the suspects were white and Muslim.

“Stuff goes wrong and people short-circuit, for sure,” Van Tassell says.

No, sir, but Im inclined to think it is the insulation that has worn and caused a short circuit somewhere.

I left there as soon as you did, right after the short circuit, said Jarrold, turning red under Jacks direct gaze.

What would you do if a short circuit developed while on the road?

Short-circuit something, that was the idea, create a confusion—and trust to escaping in the midst of it?

It would not necessarily short-circuit the current and the damage would be too readily laid at his door.