abrupt
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The playwright was fascinated by Broadway star Laurette Taylor and her abrupt manner with house guests, and based Hay Fever on her family.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
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
Such abrupt rebounds are often characteristic of markets under stress.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
His progress came to an abrupt end in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Looking about her in her abrupt, rather masculine way.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing abrupt
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