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interrupt

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


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Their pages don’t flicker with pop-up ads or interrupt one book to tell you about others you might want to read.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

But the more overloaded their minds become, the more they pine for a hands-on task—ideally one so noisy that nothing can interrupt their precious solitude.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

London asserts that early investment in recess quality, particularly organized, inclusive recess for the youngest students could interrupt the disciplinary pipeline before it starts.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Interviewers should interrupt to scrutinise and to challenge, but in those interviews we are often doing it because we are running out of time.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

He wouldn’t have dared interrupt, except that when he glanced past Clara’s shoulder back into the prop room, he noticed a rather significant problem.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

From the front seat their driver, Miguel, interrupts.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Throughout the interview, Bash repeatedly interrupted Kennedy to challenge claims she said conflicted with the broader scientific consensus, particularly on COVID-19 vaccines and autism research.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was being interviewed on national broadcaster ABC on Monday night when he interrupted the one-on-one to shriek "sit down!"

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

“The renewed disruption has interrupted the recent recovery in regional supply, reviving concerns about tighter global markets,” analysts at Saxo Bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

No. During that period in 2016 when we were at the Republican National Convention, they were livestreaming on the street, and I interrupted their livestream.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

My thoughts were interrupted by a chattering sound.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

But they did not want the court itself interrupting or striking down Congress’ legislation.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

A bird of prey which stops pigeons from interrupting play at Wimbledon treats the All England Club as "his playground", according to his handler.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Francisco Lermanda, a Chilean search-and-rescue worker, said that Venezuelan soldiers have constantly asked his team members for their documents while they are working, interrupting efforts to find survivors in the ruins of flattened buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Its government created the fiscal space necessary to cope with disaster, mobilize financing, and rebuild, without missing a beat on its debt service or interrupting the remarkable compression in its cost of borrowing.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Mom just let her talk, because she knew that once Hadley got started, there was no point interrupting.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee




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