interruption
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"I hope we will get electricity for 24 hours without interruption, as the plant is near my house."
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
A friendly cold call could be viewed as yet another interruption, and a demanding one.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
One key change they proposed would largely restrict federal protections to bodies of water that remain year-round under normal conditions, aside from a 30-day interruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The line was written based on the four and a half hours the Commission delegation had spent with Bayoumi, which included the interruption for dinner.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Once in a while you may need a brief side trip, a gentle interruption to tuck information into a sentence or between sentences.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Barabak: Becerra chides Hilton for his continued interruptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Among patients who took AD109, the apnea-hypoxia index, which measures the number of breathing interruptions per hour, fell by about 44 percent.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
But the interruptions from air-raid alerts have been constant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"We can better focus on the lessons and lectures; there are no more interruptions due to calls," said Yousufzai.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
And now began a journey that was to last, with some interruptions, for almost two years.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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