as in to interrupt
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Clark’s promising start to her WNBA career was interrupted by injuries in 2025.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026 -
Craig Covey, division chief with the Orange County Fire Authority, interrupted a community meeting in Garden Grove on Tuesday evening to break the news to residents that all evacuations were being lifted.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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The old $399 base model with 256GB of storage and the older LCD screen has been discontinued, though this had been announced well before these price increases took effect.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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Sora’s web and app experiences were discontinued on April 26, with the API to follow on September 24.—
Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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At the time, OpenAI indefinitely suspended FoloToy’s developer access.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Ohio, one of the nation’s data center destination hot spots, is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Attackers also burned down one of the patient-isolation tents hastily erected on the hospital grounds, before soldiers dispersed them by firing warning shots.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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The Revolutionary Armed Forces are designed less to defeat a superior power outright than to endure, disperse and make intervention costly.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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But adding to the uncertainty was the fact that, as both the House and Senate adjourned Friday night, neither chamber planned to start fresh early Saturday.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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McMaster is expected to call for the session after the legislature adjourns Thursday afternoon, sources said.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons previously postponed several tour dates scheduled for April to later in the summer.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
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On Wednesday, the Barrington Township Republican Organization postponed a fundraising dinner scheduled for the following day after inquiries from the Tribune.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Longtime riding groups have disbanded.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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As a result, the government has disbanded the school’s board of management and will take appropriate legal and disciplinary action against any staff found to have neglected their duties, Ogamba said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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In the early development of the internet, security was deferred.—
Joern Hackbarth,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The Oceanside Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday to recommend the Oceanside City Council approve an ordinance to exclude the provisions of SB 79 at some sites and defer implementation at others, as allowed by the law.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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“Intermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermit. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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