interrupter
Example Sentences
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And as we’re questioning our long-held beliefs about “sink or swim” individualism and intellectual elitism, this is also an interrupter.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Eugene Smith, a father of five, was also a violence interrupter in Southeast Washington and had a “teddy bear”-like personality, according to friends at the vigil.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023
He now is 48 and works to pacify street beefs before they turn deadly as a violence interrupter.
From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2022
Towers, who works as a violence interrupter, said he and his colleagues face significant challenges in building trust with these communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022
The induction-coil is fitted with a trembler or interrupter, which easily gets out of order and which must be regulated with considerable accuracy.