abrupt
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This marks an abrupt change after the UK's warmest early-April day in 80 years on Wednesday, when temperatures peaked at 26.6C in London.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Large-cap stocks show weak forward returns after doubling, but small-caps face more abrupt and severe declines.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
The morning after the abrupt shutdown, he said he had to turn away doctors and nurses who arrived unaware.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Which makes his abrupt departure, facing claims over his conduct, yet another BBC crisis - the last for the current director general Tim Davie, who leaves the corporation later this week.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
All of our departures from the country were dangerous, abrupt, and mostly illegal.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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