interrupter

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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

“If all the violence interrupter is doing is canvassing the neighborhood three times a week, that’s not going to be enough. There needs to be more of a person-specific strategy,” Mr. Muhammad told The Times.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023

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

We need to scale up violence interrupter, de-escalation, reentry and basic needs programs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

If there is no inductance in the circuit, the interrupter stage never sets in at all, but the first stage passes directly into the third stage.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose