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interrupt

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


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"Changing a setting can destroy physical stock, not just interrupt a computer system."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

They should also tell clients to interrupt them if there’s something they’re unfamiliar with.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Fat mums and hydrangeas, perhaps punctuated with a sunflower or two, arranged in short vases that don’t interrupt conversation.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The approach, known as genicular artery embolization, aims to interrupt the inflammation and abnormal blood vessel growth that contribute to chronic knee pain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The guards were making noise behind him, and I could tell he was upset that he couldn't get his words out right, but I didn't want to interrupt him.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

A low, pulsing electronic tone on the platform interrupts her, announcing the next air raid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

Once I get to the part about the banquet and what I think is going to happen, the Roach interrupts me so many times I can barely get a sentence out.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

They first interrupted the newly identified pathway in mice.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Five years later, the boy is played by Jackie Coogan and they are a team whose harmony is interrupted when the child becomes ill and mother re-enters the picture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

King Charles III was left drenched and without an umbrella when a torrential downpour interrupted celebrations of Antigua and Barbuda's independence day on Sunday.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Ivorian reggae star Alpha Blondy abruptly interrupted his concert's chilled-out vibes to wade into a far less laid-back subject -- the coups in his country's unrest-riven Sahel neighbours.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

“We would pay extra,” Mom interrupted, her voice just as steely as the other woman’s.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Shortly after 6am, an analyst at the University of Utah Seismograph Stations sees a series of sharp spikes interrupting the usually quiet wavy lines recorded by Yellowstone’s earthquake monitors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

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

“Because I didn’t bring enough postcards of Pipo Place and because I didn’t defend him when people told him to be quiet in the hearing. But he was interrupting, you know? It was inappropriate!”

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya


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