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“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

Outside, the more than 1-acre property offers plenty of space and privacy, with no rear neighbors to interrupt its secluded feel.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Fragmented sleep - which can happen if you're waking up due to a snoring partner - can interrupt this process, impacting your focus and memory.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“You cannot interrupt me when I am with a customer.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

“That interrupts your experience, and it kind of takes you out of the moment,” said Emily Kennedy, a vice president of business development at a music agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

“Look, son,” he interrupts, “I can’t talk about this anymore.”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

The book’s stories are interrupted with sidebars summarizing Mr. Meyers’s business beliefs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He told me his Bitcoin origin story, which was occasionally interrupted by young boys asking him for an autograph.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Pantoja stood up from his seat after Van interrupted him, but the situation did not escalate into a physical confrontation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Their broader goal was to determine whether those processes might be interrupted or reduced.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

But a muted thud interrupted his attack, like an unexpected belch.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 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

Pharrell’s ad-libs and inserts interrupting the groove at perfect intervals to wake up the dancefloor.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

The ocean around us explodes, interrupting Autumn’s question.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer