interrupter
Example Sentences
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And as we’re questioning our long-held beliefs about “sink or swim” individualism and intellectual elitism, this is also an interrupter.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
He now is 48 and works to pacify street beefs before they turn deadly as a violence interrupter.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Towers, who works as a violence interrupter, said he and his colleagues face significant challenges in building trust with these communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
One of those killed was DaShawn McGrier, a Safe Streets violence interrupter, according to the Living Classrooms Foundation, a nonprofit that operates two Safe Streets sites.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
This break can be adapted for any voltage from twelve to two hundred and fifty volts, and the primary circuit cannot be closed before the interrupter is acting.
From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming