abrupt
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He wrote: "Twenty years ago today, I came to an abrupt stop upside down in a Yorkshire field, convinced I was about to die."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Investor optimism continues to support elevated valuations despite rising geopolitical tensions and a weakening economic outlook. The wider this gap becomes, the greater the risk of an abrupt market correction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Unlike modern pumas, however, these populations did not show evidence of severe inbreeding or abrupt population bottlenecks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Closer security ties among Pacific islands will also be discussed, despite the abrupt departure Monday of its proponent, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, to deal with a brewing political crisis at home.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Later that day, the trees came to an abrupt end.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
Vocabulary lists containing abrupt
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