abruptly
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The Tulsa, Okla., concert was delayed two or three songs into the show when Castronovo was abruptly taken to the hospital on Thursday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"If you're spoken to abruptly or fairly aggressively in some situations, it can naturally be quite upsetting and it can have a negative impact on your holiday," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Then the second stanza abruptly ends, interrupted, just like that woman’s imagined life and activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Their transfer abruptly became public when Zelensky announced during his UN General Assembly speech that they had been transferred to South Korea.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
At that, Jack abruptly stopped sweating as his insides froze up.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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