abruptly
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Erroll Southers, a former FBI agent turned USC administrator, abruptly stepped down from the board in October after facing a contentious renomination process.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
It ended abruptly when the cable suddenly broke while slowly being released from the ship that was laying it, leaving 380 miles of metal and rubber stranded on the sea floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The confirmation by a person familiar with the transaction settles weeks of speculation after Tuttle abruptly changed the ticker symbol of one its ETFs from “SPCX” to “SPCK” in April.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
That trend reversed abruptly in 2025, with a sharp price rise to £157.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
He turns abruptly, hiking back the way we came.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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