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abruptly

[uh-bruhpt-lee] / əˈbrʌpt li /


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Then, the festival was abruptly canceled due to “last-minute public safety and municipal costs.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

HUD needed to consider reasonable alternatives when it abruptly decided that the bill for LASHA’s dysfunction had come due.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Manus' trajectory shifted abruptly in mid-2025, when the firm laid off dozens of staff in Beijing and Wuhan and relocated core personnel to Singapore.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Others end abruptly, forcing people back onto the carriageway.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Her coughing fit had stopped abruptly, although the Uncle was still fussing over her and oblivious to her suspicious recovery.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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