abrupt
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Nine of the universities involved took the first step towards legal action last week over what they called an "abrupt" decision, which risked penalising mature students on low incomes trying to get a better qualification.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Ominous headlines and abrupt u-turns about trade wars and actual wars make executives more cautious too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The morning after the abrupt shutdown, he said he had to turn away doctors and nurses who arrived unaware.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Like other countries around the region, Iraq has become engulfed in the war, bringing to an abrupt end a period of nascent stability.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
“Fischer had a gun to our heads,” he later said, explaining the abrupt termination of one of the most important American chess matches ever played.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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