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abrupt

adjective as in happening suddenly and unexpectedly

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Southers’ abrupt departure underscores the increasing difficulty in filling out one of the city’s most influential commissions.

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“It was very fast and very abrupt. I had just talked to them, and then the next time I spoke to them, they were in a very different place.”

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Nestlé said its chairman would step down after an abrupt CEO firing.

The comic's abrupt suspension came after threats by the federal tv regulator to revoke ABC's broadcast licence, sparking nationwide debates over free speech.

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Deen’s public relations team says that the abrupt cancellation was due to “exhaustion.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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