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abruptly

[uh-bruhpt-lee] / əˈbrʌpt li /


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The payments stopped abruptly in late 2022, and the struggling retailers were taken over by some of the company’s creditors.

From The Wall Street Journal

The steel structure stretched across half the water and then ended abruptly.

From Literature

But it was the war-era allegations that abruptly ended his presidency and have seen him held for over five years in The Hague.

From Barron's

Nittobo alluded to past instances when customers put forward bullish forecasts only to withdraw them abruptly after the market went south.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whether you’re 29 or 68, three dates means you’ve cleared the basic hurdles: conversation flows, attraction is mutual, and neither of you has abruptly “gotten busy” for two weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal