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sudden

[suhd-n] / ˈsʌd n /


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“All of the sudden, it burst open and ten, maybe 15 cats jumped out, running all over the place, under the tables, under the sisters’ skirts.

From Salon

Strategy stock was down 11% to $157.77 on Monday following a sudden reversal in the price of Bitcoin that erased all of last week’s gains.

From Barron's

For example, a steel manufacturer faced with a sudden shortage of tungsten could apply Pathway’s framework that can learn from limited amounts of private data, without exposing that data to the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

They include “unexplained withdrawals or transfers from bank accounts; sudden changes to wills, trusts or beneficiary designations; bills going unpaid; confusion about financial transactions; isolation from family members or reluctance to discuss money.”

From MarketWatch

Powered by the sudden return of his three-pointer, Reaves scored 31 points against the Clippers last Tuesday and 38 against the Mavericks on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times