interrupt
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By identifying the toxin's previously unknown point of attachment, researchers have uncovered a potential way to interrupt a harmful biological process before it begins.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
They should also tell clients to interrupt them if there’s something they’re unfamiliar with.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
But "we don't have the strength necessary to go and interrupt them", he insisted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“If someone is rambling we will often interrupt and say what is the goal?” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
As she pronounced these words, Mr. Darcy changed colour; but the emotion was short, and he listened without attempting to interrupt her while she continued:
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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She talks almost exclusively about herself, interrupts constantly and has an opinion about everyone, often an unflattering one.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 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
Millions of people worldwide live with obstructive sleep apnea, a common disorder that repeatedly interrupts breathing during sleep.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Please comrade, don’t—” “Just go,” the soldier interrupts him.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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Tyce voiced her theory at breakfast, but turned her frustrations to Roxy, who felt Tyce had interrupted Duffy when defending herself.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 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
The U.S. expelled a Cuban diplomat after the island country’s foreign minister loudly interrupted an address by U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Understanding how viruses construct their protective protein shells, and how that construction might be interrupted, could lead to new antiviral drugs, improved vaccines, and other medical treatments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
It was clutching half a hazelnut in its paws, and looked up peevishly at being interrupted.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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A child interrupting a meeting became, depending on the meeting, either completely understandable or still mortifying.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
They found that interrupting or stopping GLP-1 treatment for as little as six months was associated with a meaningful increase in the risk of major cardiovascular events compared with remaining on the medication.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
The IMF now expects global inflation to rise to 4.7% this year from 4.1% in 2025, interrupting a descent that had been under way since 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A stroke in 2012 left him partially paralyzed, interrupting a busy acting career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her phone rang, interrupting their conversation, and she picked it up.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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