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Recent Examples of interrupt
As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.
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Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
In Baltimore, the Red Sox held a 3-2 lead over the last-place Orioles when an 86-minute rain delay interrupted the proceedings during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
When asked about the New York Times article by reporters on Friday, Musk immediately interrupted the question to fire back at the outlet.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 May 2025
According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
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Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
In Baltimore, the Red Sox held a 3-2 lead over the last-place Orioles when an 86-minute rain delay interrupted the proceedings during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
When asked about the New York Times article by reporters on Friday, Musk immediately interrupted the question to fire back at the outlet.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 May 2025
According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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The Kremlin deemed such a display unacceptable in wartime and began asserting its right to intrude into private life—something even the late Soviet Union, from the 1960s onward, generally avoided.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
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Have commercial concerns—commercial possibilities—started to intrude in your writing process?—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
13 May 2025
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After years of ‘losing culture,’ can the new-look Chicago Bears turn things around on defense? Chicago Bears safety Kevin Byard didn’t bother mincing words.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Users do have to purchase such gadgets, learn how to utilize them, and put them on their body, however, which are all steps that many folks simply won't bother taking.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
26 May 2025
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In the interim, anxiety has spread among students and faculty members on visas or green cards, along with those in the lab sciences impacted by cuts in research funding, according to Thaddeus.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Here’s a breakdown of those cuts in the current form of the bill: Making Trump tax cuts permanent: Because this is an extension of cuts in place since 2017, the average taxpayer would largely not see a change, unless the cuts were not renewed.—
Jay O'Brien,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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One prisoner was killed and three security officials were wounded in an ensuing shootout, Abbasi said, adding that police are conducting raids to capture the remaining escapees.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Seeing the big picture in my own handwriting adds clarity and reduces cognitive clutter.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Other ads feature images of Harris and VP candidate Tim Walz interposed with post-apocalyptic scenes, and pictures of Walz and President Biden mashed up with images of prescription drugs spilling out of bottles.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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Such a note, seemingly interposed at random, echoes Whitman and DeFeo.—
David L. Ulin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Sep. 2023
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Quinn had caught a lucky break in round one, when 16th seed Grigor Dimitrov injured his leg while in possession of a two-set lead.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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They’re traditionally crafted from leather that’s long-lasting and comfy, once broken in.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 May 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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