abrupt
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Navy is operating to enforce its blockade of Iranian ports—the tanker made an abrupt U-turn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Though forward returns for large-caps after a doubling were “generally weak,” they researchers wrote, smaller-caps showed “more abrupt and severe declines.”
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
The morning after the abrupt shutdown, he said he had to turn away doctors and nurses who arrived unaware.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
As one of the corporation's high profile names, his abrupt departure is a fresh blow for the BBC - the last for the current director general Tim Davie, who leaves the corporation later this week.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
He had not come into the living room, but made an abrupt turn into the hallway which led to bedrooms and bath.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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