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interrupt

[in-tuh-ruhpt, in-tuh-ruhpt] / ˌɪn təˈrʌpt, ˈɪn təˌrʌpt /


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This makes it significantly harder to interrupt the propagation of an AI-driven computer worm, because you have to anticipate all the possible vulnerabilities the devices might present.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

But if that restraint withers, “there could be damage that would interrupt flows for a long time, even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely open,” said McNally.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“If someone is rambling we will often interrupt and say what is the goal?” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

To borrow the nostrum attributed to Napoleon, the Chinese president is smart enough not to interrupt an opponent while he’s making a mistake.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Mrs. Clarke, I am sorry to interrupt your chess game, but could you summon Jasper and have him at the ready to run a letter to the post, posthaste?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Their crunch interrupts the softness of the turkey, cheese and sauces; their salt seasons the sandwich; and their pucker sharpens the lemon mayo and smoky-sweet romesco.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Fewer fires, it said, "interrupts a sequence of years of fire expansion and returns the country to a historically lower level of burned area."

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

A phone call would be a lot worse mostly because it puts you on the spot and interrupts your day.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

But a strict fealty to mimicking that relationship interrupts the conversation between modern and ancient sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The Nile River, flowing slowly through a shallow valley, is the only thing that interrupts thousands of miles of empty sand.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

When the researchers interrupted these nerve pathways, the results suggested that communication through the vagus nerve also contributes to the body's response to nutrient order.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"It's not working for the Broadway productions that are interrupted by loud noise blaring from pedicabs outside their theaters," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

For now, life on campus has been interrupted.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

So now the talk has shifted to what happens if Michaels’ run is interrupted because, you know, something happens to him?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Alexander interrupted, tucking a piece of his own loaf into his sister’s mouth.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The Rahims had always been a spirited bunch when eating together, constantly interrupting each other in a friendly competition for airtime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The team then tested whether interrupting one of those inflammatory signals could reverse the problem.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

A stroke in 2012 left him partially paralyzed, interrupting a busy acting career.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Scientists say human behavior, including the unchecked burning of fossil fuels, is warming the global climate and interrupting weather patterns.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

“Grandson, reach in my pocket and grab the keys in there,” Grandpop said, interrupting Genie’s frantic forage.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds




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