The cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit.

They made her feel like a robot with a short circuit.

It seemed like a minor enough matter, perhaps a short circuit.

It was reported to be caused by a short circuit.

He couldn't take the chance that it was a simple short circuit.

There must have been a short circuit in their communications system.

The first test run was on 5 July, but failed due to a short circuit.

The fire was said to have been caused by a short circuit.

In the worst case it might cause a short circuit.

"And what did you find recently that brought on a short circuit?"