interrupt
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Sazan appealed to the infamously paranoid Hoxha as a vantage point from which he and his associates could look out for any invaders who might come sailing over the Mediterranean to interrupt his rule.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
While reading out some procedural steps in the case, Davis appeared to interrupt by raising his hand.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Rather than attempting to replace damaged liver tissue directly, future therapies might try to interrupt the inflammatory signals that prevent cells from completing regeneration.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
As they did on “Good Day L.A.,” they consistently interrupt one another and the chatter careens from one topic to the next without a breath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Um, you guys,” said Kyle, standing near the fireplace at one end of the room, “don’t mean to interrupt your breakfasts, but we sort of need your help.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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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
Millions of people worldwide live with obstructive sleep apnea, a common disorder that repeatedly interrupts breathing during sleep.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
“In reality, life interrupts the timeline all the time,” said Melissa Caro, founder of My Retirement Network.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
A soft knock on the door interrupts them: Alan and Judy and Amber and Clover, all there to see the baby.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Their broader goal was to determine whether those processes might be interrupted or reduced.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Gameplay is frequently interrupted with cutscenes, which will I'm sure prove divisive.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Once the AI interrupted my bossiness, I was able to stop pushing my solution, and instead, ask the questions that gave my friend the space to find her own answers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Besides last summer’s interrupted logging job, several hundred acres of fast-growing loblolly planted in 2017 and 2018 are coming due for thinning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
I was about to start sharing this news with Aunt Kitty when a knock at the door interrupted me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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The IMF now expects global inflation to rise to 4.7% this year from 4.1% in 2025, interrupting a descent that had been under way since 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
Wednesday’s debate was acrimonious almost from the beginning, with the two interrupting each other throughout the night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
By interrupting the repeated nighttime reliving of trauma, the treatment allowed many of them to sleep more peacefully.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
“He wasn’t paying attention,” Papá said, giving him a stern look for interrupting.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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