as in to interrupt
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The latter interrupted the main event match, and that usually means all three men will wind up battling soon.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025 -
Jail detention officers are required to check inmates a minimum of twice an hour with gaps no longer than 40 minutes for many safety reasons, including discouraging and interrupting suicide attempts.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Aug. 2025
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He’d already been charged for the purchase, but MidwayUSA had updated its website and discontinued sales to California after the justice department’s July 28 notice to dealers.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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When was the Presidential Fitness Test previously discontinued?—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Brown University reached a similar — though far cheaper — settlement last month, agreeing to pay the Trump administration $50 million to restore over $500 million in federal funding initially suspended over antisemitism allegations.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Launched in 2015, suspended during the pandemic and relaunched a few years ago, the challah bake brings together hundreds of women from all corners of the Jewish faith, including unaffiliated, Reform,Humanistic, Conservative and Orthodox, to knead and braid challah, traditional Jewish bread.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The camera captures the size of each ground, assuming the grounds are dispersed appropriately.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
13 Aug. 2025
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At that time, the raging floodwater also pushed tons of glacial sediment across the area, which the wind then dispersed.—
Becky Cooper,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Texas House adjourned on Monday after the arrest warrants were approved and is scheduled to meet again on Tuesday.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But due to a lack of a quorum caused by the Democrats’ absence, the chamber adjourned until 1 p.m. Tuesday.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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However, due to unforeseen delays, the transaction is postponed.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And in China, the premiere of a film about this gruesome episode in history was postponed without explanation, causing an online outcry.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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This year alone, the U.S. Park Police have disbanded about 70 encampments from federal parks in the city, said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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What To Know South Korea's active-duty force now numbers 450,000, down by about 110,000 from 2019, with 17 divisions having been disbanded or merged.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Student loans can be deferred while enrolled at least half-time.—
Adam Palasciano,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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Owners had a little over two and a half years to prepare to make up for years or decades of reserve savings and critical structural repairs that many associations had deferred.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
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“Intermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermit. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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