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abrupt

[uh-bruhpt] / əˈbrʌpt /




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They also helped researchers identify the abrupt changes linked to the Pacific reversal and the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

State-run UNE said there was a "total disconnection" of the national electricity system, plunging the country, including the capital, into abrupt darkness.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

The burst of personal communication—which also includes a recent one-hour-and 41-minute appearance on a podcast about his life—marks an abrupt change of tone for Arnault.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

As she relates in “Aging Out,” the shock of Anita’s death was a factor in Schiller’s abrupt relocation from a central New York college town to Pittsburgh, where she knew no one.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Ha, Pet said inside her head, its voice showing up with an abrupt and unbalancing suddenness.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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